Weathering, Erosion, Deposition

Extreme temperature changes in the desert cause the rock to expand and contract and eventually split.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Rock hits another rock as it is carried downstream causing both rocks to break

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Sand settles on the beach after waves dropped it there. This is an example of...

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Small islands made of sediment called deltas form at the end of rivers

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Sand dunes are large piles of sand that can be found in the desert. What causes these sand dunes to form?

• water

• wind

• ice

• volcanoes

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

The wind picks up all the smaller particles leaving behind only bigger rocks.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Besides moving water, what other forces cause erosion?

• wind salt gravity

• wind ice gravity

• wind animals storms

A cliff formed near the ocean. Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

• warm air melted the rock

• sun rays evaporated the rock

• ocean waves washed away rock

• plant roots pushed away the rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When sediments are taken away by erosion and dropped somewhere else, it is ____________

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

___________ is the slow wearing away of rock into smaller pieces or sediment.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1