Weathering Erosion and Depositions and Landform Produced

What is it called when weathered rock is carried away?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• breaking

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Which of these is an example of erosion?

• light shining onto a mountain

• wind blowing away sediment

• rain breaking down rock

• all options are correct

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which one of the examples below is physical weathering?

• lichens growing on rock

• acid rain wearing away limestone

• oxidation (rusting) of a flag pole

• frost wedging splitting a rock apart

Which of these terms describes the process of acid rain wearing out limestone?

• deposition

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which of these is an example of erosion?

• light shining onto a mountain

• wind blowing away sediment

• rain breaking down rock

• all options are correct

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the process called when a glacier deposits rocks in oceans and lakes?

• deposition

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of these examples is deposition?

• wind blowing sand

• sand that was dropped on the beach by waves

• pebbles falling downhill due to gravity

• a tree root breaking a rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the movement of weathered material (sediment) from one place to another by wind, water, gravity, or ice?

• erosion

• deposition

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

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

• physical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• chemical weathering

This is the process of dropping sediment in a new location.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition