Birth of Rocks - Landslides

a large amount of earth, rock, and other material that moves down a steep slope

• sediment

• root-wedging

• landslide

people who study rocks minerals and other nonliving parts of the earth

• geologist

• teacher

• weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

small pieces of land that break down

• sediment

• weathering

• erosion

the moving and carrying away of earth materials by wind and flowing water

• landslide

• weathering

• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earth's surface

• landslide

• weathering

• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

water freezes in the crack of a rock and breaks rock more

• ice-wedging

• erosion

• root-wedging

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a seed grows in the crack of a rock, grows roots, and breaks rock even more

• ice-wedging

• erosion

• root-wedging

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Rocks at the bottom of a mountain are smoother than rocks at the top of a mountain.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

After lots of __________ a landslide can occur.

• lightning

• thunder

• rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When there is loose rock and a slope of more than _____ degrees landslides can occur.

• 10

• 16

• 25

• 35

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2