Weathering Vocab & Catastrophic Events

A very large storm with violent winds that occurs in warm waters

• flood

• drought

• hurricane

• sharknado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a moving, destructive vortex or violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud

• flood

• Wizard of Oz

• landslide

• tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A giant sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance

• tornado

• earthquake

• tsunami

• flood

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

occurs when movement slows or stops and suspended sediments are dropped

• weatehring

• deposition

• erosion

• landslide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a large unit of land or water containing a geographically distinct species, communities, and environmental conditions

• biome

• house

• ecoregion

• earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

the movement of particles from one area to another

• landslide

• erosion

• rainfall

• flood

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the process by which the surface of the earth gets worn down and rocks break down into smaller pieces

• rainfall

• weathering

• biome

• earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

occurs when rocks are broken down by a physical force

• mechanical weathering

• ice wedging

• behavioral adaptation

• natural selection

process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks, then freezes and expands

• erosion

• huricane

• growth

• ice wedging

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the process of scraping or wearing away

• abrasion

• deposition

• landslide

• earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2