Weathering, Deposition, and Erosion

What is the breakdown of the Earth’s crust into sediment called?

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• whooshing

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is it called when weathered rock is carried away?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• breaking

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Which of these is an example of erosion?

• light shining onto a mountain

• wind blowing away sediment

• rain breaking down rock

• all options are correct

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the process called when a glacier deposits rocks in oceans and lakes?

• deposition

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

• erosion

Which of these examples is deposition?

• wind blowing sand

• sand that was dropped on the beach by waves

• pebbles falling downhill due to gravity

• a tree root breaking a rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This is the process of dropping sediment in a new location.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Which of the following describes the effect that freezing liquid water would most likely have on the rock in the picture?

• The ice will physically crush the rock into powder

• The ice will chemically dissolve part of the rock leaving it with pits and holes on the surface.

• The ice will physically expand the cracks in the rock to make larger cracks

• The ice will chemically cause the rock to form a metamorphic rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the movement of sediment from one place to another

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

when sediment is dropped/left somewhere else

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition