Weathering, Erosion, Deposition and Landforms

During erosion, sediment is _____.

• Broken off of a landform

• Carried away

• Dropped in a new location

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When glaciers melt, they DROP the rocks they were carrying.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Plant roots grow in a rock and cause it to BREAK.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Fast running water causes rocks to hit one another, BREAKING them into smaller rocks.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

During weathering, sediment is _____.

• Broken off of a landform

• Carried away

• Dropped in a new location

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

____ describes when sediment is dropped in a new location.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

During deposition, sediment is _____.

• Broken off of a landform

• Carried away

• Dropped in a new location

A fast moving river CARRIES rocks downstream.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Layers of sediment DROPPED at the bottom of the ocean.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Glaciers CARRY sediment south from the Arctic.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition