Weathering, Erosion and Deposition

The movement of sediment from one place to another is the process of

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

The dropping of sediment by water, wind, ice, or gravity is known as

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

________________ is the process that breaks apart materials at earth’s surface.

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Frost Wedging

• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Is it possible to have erosion without deposition? Explain why or why not.

A glacier picks up the pieces of rock and moves them downhill

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Pieces of rocks are dropped off five miles from a mountain.

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

Freezing and thawing breaks a mountain into smaller pieces.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rain carries pieces of the soil down your sidewalk.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

_____________ occurs when water fills cracks in rocks and then freezes.

• Deposition

• Frost Wedging

• Freezing

• Chemical Weathering

__________ causes rocks and soil to move downhill.

• Deposition

• Gravity

• Precipitation

• Frost Wedging