Weathering & Erosion

The process of dropping materials by water, wind, or ice

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• sifting

The process where weathered rock is picked up and moved

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Convection

The process of breaking down rocks into sediment

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Crushing

A __________ is deposited by wind

• glacier

• dune

• delta

Seismic waves show the intensity of an earthquake

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Erosion mainly happens as a result of:

Pick all that apply

• ships

• Water

• cars

• wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How does sand form?

• erosion carries it from the ocean

• sugar is crushed up and deposited

• weathering breaks rocks down into tiny pieces

​After weathering breaks rocks apart, _______moves the pieces to other places.​

• deposition

• weathering

• erosion

• transfer

Landforms such as islands, sand dunes, mountains, or deltas are examples of____________

• destructive forces

• convection currents

• constructive forces

• gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Match the following:

• 4th grade

• Is awesome!

• build up the surface of the earth

• Constructive Forces

• wear the surface of the earth down.

• Destructive Forces

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2