Glacier Erosion and Deposition

The dropping off of eroded soil and bits of rock

• weathering

• vegetation

• erosion

• deposition

A large sheet of ice that moves slowly over land

• landform

• glacier

• sediment

• delta

The weathering and removal of rock and soil

• weathering

• vegetation

• erosion

• deposition

The weathering of rock caused by ice freezing in the rocks cracks

• gravity

• frost wedging

• abrasion

• tree root wedging

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

formed in between mountains by the erosion of a glacier (ice)

• earthquake

• U-shaped valley

• glacier

• glacier

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a large (huge) mass of ice that moves slowly over land

• glacier

• earthquake

• volcano

• delta

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

wind, water and ice

• landforms

• 3 agents of change

• deposition

• sediments

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

• Deposition

• Landslide

• Weathering

• Erosion

Which of the following processes is responsible for the formation of U-shaped valleys?

• Weathering

• Glacier erosion

• Wind erosion

• River erosion