Weathering Erosion Deposition

The BREAKING DOWN into small pieces of rock or sand

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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The MOVEMENT of small pieces of rock or sand

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

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

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

• compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is sediment?

• the process of rocks being broken down and carried away

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

• the top layer of the soil

• decaying plant or animal material

Which of these is an example of erosion?

• Light shinning onto a mountain

• Rain breaking down rock

• Wind blowing away sediment

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• makes the rocks last longer

• expands cracks and breaks rocks

• keeps the rocks in place

• causes rocks to fall in landslides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which agents  break down earth materials?

• wind, water, and ice

• earthquakes and gravity

• wind only

• ice and 007

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?

• iceberg

• glacier

• ice wedging

• dune

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2