Weathering Vocabulary

Which type of weathering occurs when rocks are chemically broken down or dissolved by substances in the environment?

• Physical
• Biological
• Chemical

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The process by which rocks are broken down

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

Tags

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

Tags

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Acid rain slowly wearing away rock over time is an example of...

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What causes the greatest amount of erosion on beaches?

• Waves

• Glaciers

• Wind

• Gravity