Soil Erosion and Weathering

Glaciers scraping rocks across the earth's surface.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process by which rocks, soil, and other weathered earth materials are moved from one place to another.

• Weathering

• Erosion

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rock apart.

• Weathering

• Erosion

The freezing and thawing of water cracking pieces off a rock.

• Weathering

• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Raindrops on a rock, eventually wearing it down.

• Weathering

• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A glacier breaking off pieces of rock in its path.

• Weathering

• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following is NOT a type of chemical weathering?

• water

• carbon dioxide

• ice wedging

• living organisms secreting acid to break down rocks

Which of the following is NOT a type of physical weathering?

• burrowing plants

• ice wedging

• plant roots

• acid rain

What are the two factors that affect the rate at which weathering occurs?

• climate and mass of rock

• climate and size of rock

• type of rock and size of rock

• type of rock and climate

A marble statue is left exposed to the weather.  Within a few years, the details on the statue have begun to weather away.  This weathering probably is caused by...

• oxygen in the air

• carbonic acid in rainwater

• lichens

• abrasion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2