Unit 3: Rocks, Weathering and Soils (Spring 2023)

erosion

• The chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface.
• The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind
• permanent structure constructed at a coastal area to protect against tides, currents, waves, and storm surges
• process in which rock particles are carried away by wind and water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

abrasion

• hard stabilization structures built along the shoreline to prevent storm erosion
• the finest soil particles that can absorb and hold water
• The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind
• The chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

weathering

• permanent structure constructed at a coastal area to protect against tides, currents, waves, and storm surges
• The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind
• The chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface.
• process in which rock particles are carried away by wind and water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

beach norishment

• The chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface.
• process in which rock particles are carried away by wind and water
• hard stabilization structures built along the shoreline to prevent storm erosion
• process of placing additional sediment on a beach or in the nearshore

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

sand

• the biggest soil particles
• process of placing additional sediment on a beach or in the nearshore
• permanent structure constructed at a coastal area to protect against tides, currents, waves, and storm surges
• the finest soil particles that can absorb and hold water

silt

• permanent structure constructed at a coastal area to protect against tides, currents, waves, and storm surges
• fine soil found on river bottoms
• process of placing additional sediment on a beach or in the nearshore
• hard stabilization structures built along the shoreline to prevent storm erosion

clay

• the finest soil particles that can absorb and hold water
• process of placing additional sediment on a beach or in the nearshore
• permanent structure constructed at a coastal area to protect against tides, currents, waves, and storm surges
• The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind

groin

• hard stabilization structures built along the shoreline to prevent storm erosion
• The chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface.
• permanent structure constructed at a coastal area to protect against tides, currents, waves, and storm surges
• A wall made of rocks or concrete that is built outward from a beach to reduce erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

sea walls

• the biggest soil particles
• the finest soil particles that can absorb and hold water
• The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind
• hard stabilization structures built along the shoreline to prevent storm erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

beakwaters

• The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind
• the biggest soil particles
• A wall made of rocks or concrete that is built outward from a beach to reduce erosion
• permanent structure constructed at a coastal area to protect against tides, currents, waves, and storm surges

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2