Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Review

What type of weathering is changing the composition of the rock or mineral?

• Chemical

• Mechanical

• Biological

The movement of ________ is a major agent of erosion along streams, rivers, beaches, and underground.

• Gravity

• Ice

• Water

• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

________ is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks.

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

______ is the laying down or settling of eroded material.

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Label the image

a

b

c

Compaction

Weathering

Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of weathering is the physical breakdown or dissolving of rocks?

• Chemical

• Mechanical

• Biological

Sara blew through a straw and directed her breath at a pan of sand. The sand began to move. She is showing how the ______ erodes the land.

• Ice

• Gravity

• Water

• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Landslides and mudslides are an example of erosion by ________.

• Gravity

• Ice

• Water

• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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______ is the process that involves moving bits of rocks or soil from one place to another.

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Landslides, rockfalls, and mudslides are responsible for both erosion and deposition. What force is mainly responsible for the erosion and deposition that happens in landslides, rockfalls, and mudslides?

• ice

• wind

• gravity

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2