Weathering & Soil

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

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-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the process in which sediment is MOVED over the Earth's surface called?

• erosion

• weathering

• flooding

• flowing

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What causes most erosion on Earth?

• wind

• water

• people

• animals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Soils are a mixture of all of the following EXCEPT:

• mixture of minerals

• water and air

• leaves

• decaying organisms

Individual grains of sediment are known as...

• size

• particle/grain size

• small

• large

What is the particle size of SAND:

• small

• medium

• large

____ is made up of dead organisms.

• Humus

• Sand

• Clay

• Silt