The breaking down and changing of rocks and minerals due to natural processes.

• Erosion
• Sedimentation
• Weathering
• Metamorphism

The process of soil, rocks, and other sediments being carried away or moved by natural forces such as wind, water, and ice.

• Erosion
• Compaction
• Weathering
• Sedimentation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When bits of soil, rocks, and other sediments settle in a new place.

• Deposition
• Sedimentation
• Weathering
• Erosion

The thin, outermost layer of the Earth. It is composed of solid rock.

• Crust
• Mantle
• Core
• Lithosphere

The largest layer that is between the crust and the outer core. It is made of hot, semi-solid rock

• Outer Core
• Crust
• Inner Core
• Mantle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The liquid layer surrounding the inner core.

• Crust
• Inner core
• Outer core
• Mantle

A solid sphere at the center of the Earth. It is made of materials such as iron and nickel

• Inner core
• Mantle
• Outer core
• Crust

Tectonic plates that move apart from each other, forming volcanoes and mountains.

• Divergent boundaries
• Convergent boundaries
• Transform boundaries
• Subduction zones

 Tectonic plates that move toward each other, forming mountains and causing earthquakes

• Divergent boundaries
• Transform boundaries
• Subduction zones
• Convergent boundaries

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Tectonic plates that slide past each other, causing earthquakes.

• Divergent boundaries
• Transform boundaries
• Convergent boundaries
• Subduction zones