Weathering and Erosion

The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces because of wind, water, or ice

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Lava

• Landslide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Moving sediment from one place to another

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Earthquake

The process that changes the minerals that rocks are made of. This is a type of weathering

• Physical Weathering

• Erosion

• Chemical Weathering

• Breaking Rocks

The breaking down of rocks caused by physical force

• Chemical Weathering

• Physical Weathering

• Explosion

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

• keeps the rocks in place.

• makes the rocks last longer.

• expands cracks and breaks rocks.

• causes rocks to fall in landslides.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Weathering and erosion are the same thing.

• True
• False

Which if the following is NOT a form of weathering?

• Plant roots growing through rocks.

• Ice grinding on rocks.

• Water moving particles down stream

• Rocks rubbing against each other.

__________________occurs when materials containing iron are exposed to oxygen and water.

• Erosion
• Root pry
• Ice wedging
• Oxidation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which process change Earth's surface.

• Erosion

• Deposition

• all above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.

• forming new land features.
• breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.
• washing away beaches.
• moving topsoil.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2