Erosion - Bill Nye

Erosion is caused by

• only acid rain and water only

• Water, ice, wind, chemicals, and sand

• Water and sand only

• Humans

When ____________ are carried away by water, it is also considered a form of erosion.

• Humans

• Solids

• Liquids

• Gassess

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process of _________________ causes rocks on the Earth's surface to change, crumbling mountains, and widening valleys.

• eraser

• rain

• erosion

• storms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When liquid water _______________ in a crack in a rock, it expands and causes rocks to erode by cracking or breaking them.

• boils

• spills

• rains

• freezes

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When rain combines with iron in a rock, it forms rust, which is a form of________________________________ .

• Physical weathering

• Deposition

• Chemical erosion

• Dirt

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

_________________ sometimes picks up sand and blows it into rocks causing the rock to erode.

• Wind

• Rain

• Lightning

• Volcanoes

When softer rock erodes faster than the harder rock above, sometimes an ______________________ is formed.

• Mesa

• Canyon

• Delta

• Arch

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

________________ is the slow wearing away of the earth's surface over millions of years.

• Deposition

• Pebbles

• Erosion

• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When pebbles and rocks are hit by waves over thousands of years, a beach of _________________ is formed.

• Boulders

• Cliffs

• Sand

• Mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Sand, ___________, and waves hit rocks and smooth out the surface of older rocks.

• Sand

• Wind

• Colors

• Trees

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2