Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Practice

Pieces of rock or dirt that have broken off of landforms are called ____.

• Rock Dust

• Sediment

• Geodudes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Sediment changes location because of ___.

• Weathering

  Erosion

  Deposition

• Movements at plate boundaries

• Fairies and pixies that carry the pieces away

____ describes when sediment breaks off of an existing landform.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

During weathering, sediment is _____.

• Broken off of a landform

• Carried away

• Dropped in a new location

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

____ describes when sediment is carried away from its starting place.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

During erosion, sediment is _____.

• Broken off of a landform

• Carried away

• Dropped in a new location

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

____ describes when sediment is dropped in a new location.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

During deposition, sediment is _____.

• Broken off of a landform

• Carried away

• Dropped in a new location

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When glaciers melt, they DROP the rocks they were carrying.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Plant roots grow in a rock and cause it to BREAK.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2