WEDH Review

How do plants most commonly break large rocks into smaller pieces?

• Seeds from plants fall onto rocks and release acidic compounds.

• Plant roots grow into cracks in rocks.

• Stems of plants surround and squeeze rocks.

• Plants protect surrounding rocks from extreme temperatures.

The process by which rocks are broken down.

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process in which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport rock fragments from one location to another.

• Weathering

• Sedimentation

• Erosion

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process in which sediment settles out (drops to the bottom) of the water or wind that is carrying it.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

• Deposition

Fragments of weathered rocks are known as ____.

• sediments

• deposits

• limestones

• sandstones

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The mechanical breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is...

• Physical weathering

• Chemical weathering

The breakdown and decomposition of rocks as a result of chemical reactions and processes.

• Physical weathering

• Chemical weathering

Water gradually wearing down and smoothing rocks over a long period of time is an example of...

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• deposition

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When iron in rocks reacts with oxygen, it forms iron oxide (rust), which weakens rocks and causes them to break apart. This is an example of...

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of...

• physical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• chemical weathering

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5