Weathering

Which natural occurrences/resources break down earth materials?

• wind, water, ice, gravity

• water, clouds, sunlight

• only wind

• none of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is happening at the bottom of the picture?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place.

• makes the rocks last longer.

• expands cracks and breaks rocks.

• causes rocks to fall in landslides.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the wearing away or breaking down of rocks called?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Glaciers

• Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Weathered pieces of rock.

• pebbles

• sediment

• eroded

• shale

A cliff formed near the ocean. Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

• Warm air melted the rock.

• Sun rays evaporated the rock.

• Ocean waves washed away rock.

• Plant roots pushed away the rock.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?

• A glacier

• An iceberg

• An ice wedge

• A sand dune

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Breaking down earth's materials at or near the surface.

• erosion

• weathering

• cementation

• deposition

The breaking down of rock is known as _____.

• erosion

• a landform

• weathering

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Weathering, erosion, and deposition are caused by _____.

• wind

• water

• ice

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4