Wind and water whoosh: weathering and erosion

The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces because of wind, water, or ice

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Lava

• Landslide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Moving sediment from one place to another

• Weatheringf

• Erosion

• Earthquake

• Deposition

The outer layer of the earth containing the continents and the oceans

• Crust

• Mantel

• Core

The process by which rocks and other surfaces are broken down.

• Brake

• Weathering

• Erosion

Rain washing away soil from a hillside.

• Weathering

• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rock apart.

• Weathering

• Erosion

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river.

• Weathering

• Erosion

Raindrops on a rock, eventually wearing it down.

• Weathering

• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Gravity pulling a rock down a hill.

• Weathering

• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The process of transporting weathered material is known as...

• Watering

• Erosion

• Deposition