Weathering and Erosion 4.7B

Weathering is

• The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice

• The build up of land by the settlement of sediment and soil in a new location

• A large, slow-moving, long-lasting accumulation of snow and ice that develops on land

• Wearing away of Earth's surface by wind, water, or ice

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This landform was created by—

• Landslide

• Wind

• Water

• Glacier

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A large, slow-moving, long-lasting accumulation of snow and ice that develops on land

• Sediment

• Glacier

• Weathering

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

"A student was observing rocks he found at a river bed. The rocks he found smooth and rounded because the rocks— "

• Were part of a glacier that melted. .

• Rolled down a side of a mountain.

• Formed from lava during an earthquake

• Were in a river that had fast moving water.

Erosion is

• Wearing away of Earth's surface by wind, water, or ice

• The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice

• The build up of land by the settlement of sediment and soil in a new location

• A large, slow-moving, long-lasting accumulation of snow and ice that develops on land

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Small pieces of rock broken down by weathering and then settling in an area

• Erosion

• Sediment

• Weathering

• Glacier

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

"Deposition occurs when— "

• Features on the surface of the Earth are formed, such as mountains, hills, dunes, oceans and rivers.

• Wind, water, and ice moving weathered materials down a mountain side.

• Sediments built up in one place as a result of the effects wind, water, and ice.

• Rock is broken down into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

"Which of the following does NOT cause a slow change to the Earth's surface? "

• Water

• Wind

• Earthquake

• Ice

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

"Which of the following is a slow change to the Earth's surface? "

• An earthquake creating cracks on a road.

• Hot lava creating new land from a volcano.

• Rocks falling down the side of a hill.

• A glacier scraping down the sided of a mountain.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Deposition is

• Small pieces of rock broken down by weathering and then settling in an area

• A large, slow-moving, long-lasting accumulation of snow and ice that develops on land

• The build up of land by the settlement of sediment and soil in a new location

• Wearing away of Earth's surface by wind, water, or ice