Weathering and Erosion

Which process breaks down rock into smaller pieces?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• None of these.

What happens when water erodes soil?

• Water infiltrates into the soil to become groundwater.

• Water breaks apart the soil to form a new reservoir.

• Flowing water drops the soil in a new location.

• Flowing water carries the soil away.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What process(es) happen when there is FASTER flowing water?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• frost wedging

Categorize the cause and effect relationships between the parts of a river bend, speed of flowing water, and resulting process(es).

Groups:

(a) Outside of a River Bend

,

(b) Inside of a River Bend

• Faster Flow

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Slower Flow

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is an oxbow lake?

• A U-shaped lake that forms when a river bend is cut off from the main river.

• A lake that is artificially created for irrigation.
• A lake that is always circular, like the letter O.

• A lake that forms when oxen (animals) weather and erode river banks.