Weathering & Erosion Vocabulary

weathering

• the breaking down of rocks into sediments

• rain, snow, hail, or hurricanes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

chemical erosion

• when the minerals in a rock are changed, causing the rock to break down

• when bigger rocks are broken down into smaller rocks

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

delta

• land that is formed from sediments dropped off by rivers near an ocean, lake, or sea

• ridge built up by sediments that have been deposited alongside a river

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

deposition

• the wearing away of rocks and soil by wind, water, or glaciers

• the laying down of sediments carried by wind, water, or ice

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

drainage basin

• land that is formed from sediments dropped off by rivers near an ocean, lake, or sea

• the area of land where water from rain and melting snow and ice collects. This water drains into a lake, stream, or wetland

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

erosion

• the wearing away of rocks and soil by wind, water, or glaciers

• the breaking down of rocks into sediments

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

levee

• bits of broken down rock that are carried by wind, water, or glaciers

• ridge built up by sediments that have been deposited alongside a river

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

physical weathering

• when bigger rocks are broken down into smaller rocks

• when the minerals in a rock are changed, causing the rock to break down

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

sediment

• the laying down of sediments carried by wind, water, or ice

• bits of broken rock that are carried by wind, water, or glaciers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2