Weathering-Erosion-Deposition

The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Exfoliation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process by which rock and soil are moved from one place to another is called-

• Chemical weatherin

• Erosion

• Mechanical weathering

• Deosition

This type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces.

• Chemical weathering

• Erosion

• Mechanical weathering

• Deposition

What do we call the process in which rock is broken down by changes in its chemical makeup.

• Chemical weathering

• Mechanical weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Which of the following agents is the usually responsible for the formation of canyons?

• Gravity pulling

• Wind blowing

• Flowing water

• Glaciers moving

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The tallest sand dunes in North America are found in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. These dunes were formed from the sand at the bottom of a dry lake bed. Which of the following agents is most likely responsible for the formation of the sand dunes?

• Wind

• Water

• Ice

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following is the most important factor in erosion (transportation) of soil?

• none of the choices

• wind

• glaciers

• water

________________ is the breaking off and/ or disintegration of larger rocks into smaller rocks.

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Hammer

_____________ is the dropping off/ depositing of rocks.

• Metamorphosis

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This is the process of dropping sediment in a new location.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Transportation