W.E.D Vocabulary

The breaking down of rock into small pieces is what type of weathering?

• Biological

• Mechanical

• Chemical

• Biographical

The movement of sediment from one place to another is called____?

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Erosion

What is the process called when rocks are chemically altered or dissolved?

• Chemical weathering

• Mechanical weathering

• Biological weathering

Which type of weathering involves the physical breakdown of rocks without changing their chemical composition?

• Mechanical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Biological weathering

What is the term for the accumulation of sediment in a new location?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A body of water that flows to an ocean.

• Marsh

• Beach

• Loess

• River

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Land covered with sand and pebbles found near a body of water.

• Beach

• Loess

• Marsh

• Delta

What landform is this?

• valley
• delta
• river
• canyon

What type of mass movement is the very slow downhill movement of rock and soil, which can cause vertical objects to tilt?

• landslides

• mudflows

• slumps

• creep

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A mixture of dead plants and animals that grows plants and trees.

• Loess

• Soil

• Creep

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3