Surface Processes

The process that wears down rock into smaller pieces is...

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• compaction

The process that puts down material is...

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• compaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of erosion is pictured?

• rock fall

• glacial movement

• landslide

• creep

The process that moves material is...

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• compaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This valley was carved by...

• a river

• a road

• a glacier

• an earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This valley was carved by...

• a river

• a road

• a glacier

• an earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of weathering does not change the composition of a rock?

• chemical weathering

• dissolution

• mechanical weathering

• oxidation

Water or wind that is _____________ can carry ___________ sediment.

• faster; less

• slower; more

• slower; less

• faster; more

When ice breaks off of a glacier, it is called...

• shearing

• calving

• slump

• rock fall

The sandy area is called ______________ and ____________________ occurs there.

• cut bank; erosion

• point bar; erosion

• cut bank; deposition

• point bar; deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2