Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

The BREAKING DOWN into small pieces of rock or sand

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

The MOVEMENT of small pieces of rock or sand

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

The PILING UP or dropping of small pieces of rock or sand.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Compaction

What is the process of pressing sediments together?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Compaction

What is the process of gluing sediments together?

• Weathering

• Cementation

• Deposition

• Compaction

What is sediment?

• the process of rocks being broken down and carried away

• the top layer of the soil

• bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks

• decaying plant or animal material

Which of these is an example of erosion?

• Light shinning onto a mountain

• Wind blowing away sediment

• Rain breaking down rock

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place

• expands cracks and breaks rocks

• makes the rocks last longer

• causes rocks to fall in landslides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which agents break down earth materials?

• wind only

• ice and 007

• earthquakes and gravity

• wind, water, and ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4