Weathering, Erosion, & Deposition

What is the breakdown of the Earth’s crust into sediment called?

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• whooshing

What is it called when weathered rock is carried away?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• breaking

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Answer explanation

Weathering is the breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface into smaller pieces.

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Which one of the examples below is mechanical weathering?

• lichens growing on rock

• acid rain wearing away limestone

• oxidation (rusting) of a flag pole

• frost wedging splitting a rock apart

What is deposition?

• erosion

• process in which sediments, soil and rocks are dropped off and added to a landform or land mass.

• a glacier

• moving sediments down the river

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Erosion is the ______ of sediment.

• rain

• movement

• settling

• breaking down

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The water in a fast moving river causes rocks to bump and scrape against one another. What will happen to these rocks over time?

• They will get larger

• They will get smaller

• They will get sharper

• They will get heavier

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A landform that can be made from deposition is a:

• cave

• waterfall

• delta

• mountain

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Running water often forms cave openings. What can you infer about a rock that is worn away by water?

• It removes sediment through erosion

• It will fill in the cave

• It will make a waterfall

• It has very clean water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Match the examples to the vocabulary word.

• desposition

• rock moves through the river

• erosion

• the small particles settles at the bottom of the river

• weathering

• Rock gets broken down into many pieces

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