Slow Changes to the Earth's Surface

Which of the following is NOT a cause of weathering, erosion, and deposition?

• Wind

• ice

• fire

• water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the main difference between weathering and erosion?

• Erosion changes the Earth's surface, but weathering does not.

• Weathering always happens very quickly, but erosion always happens very slowly.

• Weathering breaks down rocks, and erosion moves weathered pieces of rock or sediment away.

• Erosion breaks down rocks, and weathering moves the eroded pieces of rock or sediment away.

The movement of sediment from the effects of water, wind, and ice

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Sediment

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erosion

The dropping of sediment in a new location

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Sediment

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deposition

Small pieces of rock

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Sediment

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Rock Cycle

The breaking down of larger rocks into sediment from the effects of water, wind, and ice

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Sediment

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Rock Cycle

Sand hills found in deserts and along coastlines that are formed by wind erosion and deposition

• Landform

• Delta

• Sand Dune

• U-shaped Valley

• Glacier

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Rock Cycle

Valleys found in high mountainous areas that are formed by glacial weathering (ice) and erosion

• Landform

• V-shaped Valleys

• Sand Dune

• U-shaped Valley

• Glacier

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Rock Cycle

A large, slow-moving mass of ice

• Landform

• Delta

• Sand Dune

• U-shaped Valley

• Glacier

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Rock Cycle

A change that takes thousands to millions of years

• Slow Change

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Rapid Change

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Rock Cycle