PebbleGo Weathering and Erosion

When rocks and soil break into smaller pieces and move them from place to place

• weathering and erosion

• deposition

• rocks

What can cause physical weathering? (Check all that apply)

• water

• plants

• animals

• wind

• change in temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

One example of chemical weatehring is ____________.

How can erosion be helpful? (Check all that apply)

• It can remove soil.

• It can transport needed nutrients to new places.

• It can cause houses and buidlings to collapse.

• It can create beautiful landforms.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Water carries loose ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   particles, which are called ​ (c)   Water can carry sediment for ​ (d)   distances or ​ (e)   distances depending upon the weight of the sediment, the speed of the water, and the density of the sediment.​ ​

• soil
• rock
• sediment
• short
• long

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Erosion occurs when the rocks and soil are picked up and _______ somewhere else.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Tiny soil and sand grains can be picked up by wind and transported hundreds, if not thousands, of miles away.

• True

• False