Water Cycle, Weathering, Erosion, & Deposition

What is the process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves fragments of rock and soil?

• Compaction
• Erosion
• Weathering
• Sedimentation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of these is a good example of mass movement?

• Landslide
• Flood
• Volcanic eruption
• Earthquake

What is it called when a large block of soil and rock becomes unstable and moves downhill in one piece quickly?

• Erosion
• Slump

• Rockfall
• Mudslide

What is an extremely slow downhill movement of rock and soil?

• Creep
• Mudslide
• Avalanche
• Landslide

What is water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground?

• Groundwater
• Rainwater
• Tension

• Runoff

What is a large, slow moving mass of ice?

• Glacier
• Tsunami
• Avalanche
• Meteorite

What is the physical breakdown of rocks into smaller fragments without changing their chemical composition called?

• Sedimentation
• Physical weathering
• Chemical weathering
• Erosion

what is it when a rock is broken down because of chemical interactions with the environment?

• Physical weathering
• Erosion
• Sedimentation
• Chemical weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What occurs when water seeps into cracks in rock and then freezes?

• Ice/Frost Wedging

• Abrasion

• Root Wedging

• Plant/Animal Activity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the collision  of rocks that results in the breaking and wearing away of the rocks?

• Sedimentation
• Metamorphism
• Abrasion

• Volcanism