Weathering Erosion and Deposition

Which of the following is carried by the wind and can cause weathering to rocks?

• Sand

• Pollen

• Bugs

• Fog

What are broken down rocks and rubble called?

• Dirt

• Rain

• Sediment

• Ice

Which of the following is an example of deposition?

• Water freezing and expanding into a crack

• Wind carrying sand

• Sand settling at the bottom of a river

• Rocks rolling down a mountain

Over long periods of time deposition may change the earth's surface by...

• Breaking down larger rocks

• Washing away beaches

• moving soil

• Forming new land features

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

______________ is the process by which soil and sediment are transported from one place to another by water, wind, glaciers, and gravity

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

__________ is the process in which Earth's surgace is broken down into smaller pieces

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Which two factors work together in the following example:
Wind blasts sand into the side of a rock. Eventually, the sand carves out arches in the rock.

• Weathering and Erosion

• Erosion and Deposition

• Deposition and Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following is NOT a slow change to the earth's surface?

• Waves moving the sand on a beach

• Rocks becoming smooth from the water in the river

• Mudslide

• Creation of the Grand Canyon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A sand dune is formed by

• Water

• Ice

• Wind

• Snow

Weathering, erosion and deposition change the earth's surface. Which of the earth's spheres would this be a part of

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere