Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

Wind blowing sand across a desert is an example of:

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

Rain falling on a dirt hill at a construction site is an example of:

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Rocks tumbling in a river by the current of the water and banging against each other is an example of which two?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

Sediment, sand, and dirt piling up at the mouth of a river delta is an example of:

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

Beach grasses catching sand along an ocean is an example of:

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

Children using softer rocks to write on a sidewalk is an example of:

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

Tree roots growing into rock and splitting it is an example of:

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

Black tarps set up along a construction zone will help to prevent which answer choice below?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

An otter using rocks to crack open oyster shells will most likely lead to which of the following choices?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Flooding rivers leave silt and sediment on the floodplains every year. This is an example of:

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition