TCI Science - Grade 4 - Unit 3 - Lesson 1

When moving water or wind leaves soil or sand behind, it is called...

• deposition

• weathering

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When rocks are broken down, it is called...

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

Water carrying soil from a garden to a sidewalk is an example of...

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Tree roots splitting apart a rock is an example of...

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

Which is an example of how wind changes Earth's surface in a desert?

• sand ripples

• desert plants

• a pond after a storm

• fog in the desert

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When tree roots hold soil in place by a river, they are stopping...

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Which process can change the Earth's surface?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• all of these!

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which is an example of weathering?

• water washing away mud

• a tree holding soil in place

• wind leaving behind sand

• waves breaking down rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

After a storm, the dried mud where a puddle was is an example of...

• deposition

• weathering

• erosion

What can cause weathering?

• ice

• wind

• water

• all of these!

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4