Weathering and Erosion

When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces

• erosion
• weathering
• sediment

When water, ice and wind move particles of rock and soil from one place to another

• sediment
• weathering
• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Water, wind, gravity, and ice are all part of this kind of weathering

• Chemical

• Physical

• Biological

Sand dunes normally shift position through the action of

• Wind
• Rivers
• Earthquakes

Roots break apart a side walk

• Chemical weathering

• Physical weathering

• Biological weathering

Carbon dioxide in rainwater dissolves limestone

• Chemical weathering
• Mechanical weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The iron in the stones of the Grand Canyon turn the color of red

• Physical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

• Biological Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart

• Weathering
• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind blowing sand from one location to another

• Weathering
• Erosion