Weathering and Erosion

the process that breaks down rocks and other substances

• humus

• weathering

• Bedrock

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The type of weathering that physically breaks rock into smaller pieces.

• soil horizon

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• uniformitarianism

Loose, weathered material on Earth's surface in which plants can grow.

• bedrock

• C Horizon

• B Horizon

• soil

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The wearing away of rock by rock particles carried by water, ice, wind, or gravity.

• freezing and thawing

• relief of pressure

• erosion

• acid rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This image shows water expanding as it freezes in cracks in rock. This is known as ice wedging. It is a ​ (a)   force and a form of ​ (b)   weathering and erosion.

• destructive

• mechanical

• chemical

• constructive

• water

• liquid

Based on the information presented in the video, what can you infer about the type of erosion that formed the Grand Canyon?

• WInd erosion

• Water erosion

• Sandblasting

• Glacial erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This word describes the CARRYING AWAY of sediment and soil by water, wind, and gravity
(a)  

• erosion

• weathering

• diverge

• igneous

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'erosion' as it specifically refers to the process of carrying away sediment and soil by natural forces like water, wind, and gravity. 'Weathering' involves breaking down rocks, not transporting them.

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5.8.d

​ (a)   the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water

• weathering

• uplift

• rock formation

• metamorphic rock

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ESS2.A

ESS2.C

ESS3.A

ESS3.C

Fill in the blanks for this statment describing what might have happened to this rock: The ​ (a)   and sand have​ (b)   this rock. When the tide comes up, the water crashes against the rock, breaking it up. Then the ocean waves carrying the weathered pieces away due to ​ (c)   . During this long period of erosion, the pieces of sand were ​ (d)   somewhere else. They might be farther down the seashore now on a beach.

• water

• weathered

• erosion

• deposited

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A root that cracks a rock as it grows is an example of ​
​ (a)  

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

Answer explanation

The root cracking the rock is an example of Mechanical Weathering, which involves physical processes like roots growing, causing rocks to break apart.

Tags

HS-ESS2-2