Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Vocabulary Review

the process by which natural forces break down rocks

• oxidation

• abrasion

• weathering

• beach

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the breakdown or decomposition of rock that takes place when minerals change through chemical processes

• chemical weathering

• delta

• barrier island

• river

chemical weathering in which slightly acid solutions leave holes and puts in rocks

• dissolving

• river

• exfoliation

• mechanical weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces of the same material without change in its composition

• mechanical weathering

• dissolving

• chemical weathering

• beach

Match the term to the definition:

• Breaking rock

• Deposition

• Moving rock

• Erosion

• dropping off, building up rock

• Weathering

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weathering

erosion

deposition

Label the image

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b

c

Weathering

Erosion

Compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the physical breakdown of rock by water getting into the cracks in the rocks and freezing

• abrasion

• weathering

• chemical weathering

• frost wedging

the process of wearing something down by friction

• exfoliation

• abrasion

• dissolving

• marsh

in geology, the process in which layers or sheets of rocks gradually break off

• hydrolysis

• dissolving

• exfoliation

• barrier island

a long, narrow sand island that is parallel to the mainland and serves to protect the coast from erosion

• barrier island

• delta

• marsh

• river

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4