Weathering & Erosion Vocabulary

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4th Grade
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Veronika Ludwig
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
weathering
the breaking down of rocks into sediments
rain, snow, hail, or hurricanes
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
chemical erosion
when the minerals in a rock are changed, causing the rock to break down
when bigger rocks are broken down into smaller rocks
Tags
NGSS.4-ESS2-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
delta
land that is formed from sediments dropped off by rivers near an ocean, lake, or sea
ridge built up by sediments that have been deposited alongside a river
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
deposition
the wearing away of rocks and soil by wind, water, or glaciers
the laying down of sediments carried by wind, water, or ice
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
drainage basin
land that is formed from sediments dropped off by rivers near an ocean, lake, or sea
the area of land where water from rain and melting snow and ice collects. This water drains into a lake, stream, or wetland
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
erosion
the wearing away of rocks and soil by wind, water, or glaciers
the breaking down of rocks into sediments
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
levee
bits of broken down rock that are carried by wind, water, or glaciers
ridge built up by sediments that have been deposited alongside a river
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
physical weathering
when bigger rocks are broken down into smaller rocks
when the minerals in a rock are changed, causing the rock to break down
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
sediment
the laying down of sediments carried by wind, water, or ice
bits of broken rock that are carried by wind, water, or glaciers
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
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