Breaking Down and Moving Rocks

The breaking of rocks into smaller fragments...

• Observation

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

To figure out based on observation and what you already know.

• Inference

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Something you noticed using the five senses

• Inference

• Observation

• Erosion

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The process by which sediment or other material falls on a surface...

• Inference

• Observation

• Erosion

• Deposition

The breaking of rock through physical means...

• Mechanical Weathering

• Observation

• Erosion

• Deposition

The moving of weathered rocks and soil by wind, water, or ice.

• Mechanical Weathering

• Observation

• Erosion

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The changing of rocks through a chemical reaction...

• Chemical Weathering

• Glacier

• Soil

• Sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A large sheet of ice or snow that moves slowly across the Earth's surface...

• Chemical Weathering

• Glacier

• Soil

• Sediment

The outer layer of the Earth's crust; made up of dead plants and animals, as well as rocks and minerals.

• Chemical Weathering

• Glacier

• Soil

• Sediment

Solid material moved by wind or water.

• Chemical Weathering

• Glacier

• Soil

• Sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4