Weathering and Erosion: Crash Course Kids #10.2

What is the process of breaking big rocks into little ones called?

• Chemical weathering

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Mechanical weathering

What causes pieces of the rocky, sandy coastline to break into smaller pieces or to weather over time?

• Wind

• Heat from the Sun

• Ocean waves

• Ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the process that carries rock fragments away after they have been weathered?

• Erosion

• Mechanical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Weathering

What natural force can cause floods to weather valleys?

• Water

• Ice

• Glaciers

• Wind

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What is the gradual shifting of the Earth's crust that moves oceans and continents called?

• Mechanical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Erosion

• Tectonic movement

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What is the intense energy of ocean waves crashing onshore a major cause of?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Mechanical weathering

• Chemical weathering

What causes changes in the surface of the rock that make it change shape or color?

• All of the above

• Acids

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

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What is the process that takes place as rocks in the geosphere are broken down into smaller pieces?

• Mechanical weathering

• Tectonic movement

• Chemical weathering

• Erosion

What is the landform called in the northeastern United States that has experienced significant changes over 30 years?

• South Beach

• North Beach Island

• North Beach

• Cape Cod

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What sphere shapes and sometimes moves the geosphere?

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere