MI-STAR 7.2b Vocab

The breaking down of rocks and minerals on earth's surface by physical, biological, or chemical processes.

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Surface Processes

• Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A landform that forms along the coast of a lake or ocean and is made up of loose particles like sand, gravel, pebbles, or cobblestones.

• Beach

• Sand

• Landform

• Rock Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A surface process that removes solid or dissolved material from one location on the earth's surface, and transports it to another location

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Surface Processes

• Weathering

A surface process in which materials settle out of a moving fluid and are added to a surface feature

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Surface Processes

• Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Actions driven by energy from the Sun that happen on or just beneath the earth’s surface, that cause changes to the environment.

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Surface Process

• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Loose particles of minerals and rock that are less than 2.0 mm  but more than 0.06 mm in diameter.

• Beach

• Landforms

• Rock Cycle

• Sand

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Natural surface features that represent Earth’s elevation variety and terrains

• Beach

• Landforms

• Rock Cycle

• Sand

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A process that transfers matter throughout the solid Earth system, where rocks of one type can form or change into another type through chemical and/or physical processes

• Beach

• Landforms

• Rock Cycle

• Sand

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Rocks formed by the crystallization and cooling of melted rock. These rocks may form at or below Earth’s surface.

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Plate Tectonics

• Sedimentary Rock

Rocks formed by modifying existing rocks, typically by added heat and/or pressure.

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Plate Tectonics

• Sedimentary Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1