Weathering, Erosion and Deposition

Niagara Falls is a landform created by the ​ (a)   of running ​ (b)   .

• destructive force

• water

• deposition

• recycling

• lava

• wind

• constructive forces

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When water freezes in cracks in rocks, it expands causing the rock to break. This is known as...

• ice breaking

• ice wedging

• ice melting

• ice cutting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The destructive force caused by the chemical reactions of water, oxygen, carbon, and other chemicals in the presence of moisture and heat is known as...

• Mechanical weathering

• Photosynthesis

• Chemical weathering

• Chemical reaction

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Yosemite Valley was created over thousands of years by moving glaciers. This was a ​ (a)   force caused by ​ (b)   .

• constructive

• erosion

• deposition

• destructive

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river is a constructive force known as a...

• Delta

• Shore

• Beach

• Pond

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Running water from the Colorado River "cut down" into layers of rock to form the Grand Canyon

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Weathering, erosion, flowing water, and earthquakes are examples of...

• Volcanism

• Constructive forces

• Weather

• Destructive forces

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The breaking down of rocks and other materials on Earth's surface.

• Gradual

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

Any process that breaks down rocks without changing the chemical composition of the rock.

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Chemical Weathering

• Mechanical Weathering

The process that breaks down rocks through chemical changes.

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Chemical Weathering

• Mechanical Weathering