Science- Erosion

the force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.

• gravity

• fossil

• vertical

• faulting

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

a surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a rising or falling surface.

• vertical

• slope

• compaction

• clarity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the quality of being certain or definite.

• vertical

• fossil

• gravity

• clarity

parallel to the plane of the horizon; at right angles to the vertical.

• erosion

• clarity

• horizontal

• vertical

(of a rock formation) be broken by a fault or faults.

• faulting

• slope

• clarity

• compaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

the exertion of force on something so that it becomes more dense.

• gravity

• horizontal

• vertical

• compaction

the state or process of rotting; decaying.

• faulting

• gravity

• decomposition

• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

an upright structure.

• tectonic plates

• vertical

• horizontal

• gravity

the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.

• fossil

• tectonic plate

• decomposition

• slope

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

is the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.

• decomposition

• erosion

• tectonic plates

• fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4