Earth Science Review

Weathering

• Carries away broken rocks

• Leaves rocks in a new place

• Breaks rocks

Erosion

• Carries away broken rocks

• Leaves rocks in a new place

• Breaks rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Deposition

• Carries away broken rocks

• Leaves rocks in a new place

• Breaks rocks

Waves beat against the shore and broke rocks and carried them out into the ocean.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Both Weathering and Erosion

Sand at the bottom of an arch is blown to a new location

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Both Weathering and Erosion

Plant roots grow in a rock and cracks it open.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Both Weathering and Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What could you do to prevent erosion, so the soil doesn't move, during heavy rain and flooding?

• Move the soil before it flows away.

• Plant trees so their roots hold the soil in place.

• Put a tarp over the entire mountain to keep the rain off.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A large moving mass of ice

• avalanche

• mountain

• glacier

• sand dune

A lower area with higher land around it

• mountain

• valley

• volcano

• delta

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Sand and rocks dropped a the end of a river

• Delta

• Glacier

• Valley

• Sand Dune

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2