Science Vocabulary

A process that moves weathered rock from one place to another...

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Sediment

Small pieces of weathered rock.

• Sediment

• Cementation

• Erosion

• Weathering

Rock that forms in layers and is formed from the sediments of other rocks.

• Sedimentary Rock

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Compaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Layers of sediment become solid rock when the mineral in water bind the sediments together.

• Cementation

• Erosion

• Sediment

• Compaction

A process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Sediment

A process that drops weathered rock in a new location.

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Compaction

As layers of sediment are deposited on top of each other, the bottom layers are pressed tightly together by the weight of the top layers.

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Erosion

• Weathering

Form when wind erodes and deposits sand sediments.

• Sand Dune

• Glacier

• Delta

• Canyon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Forms at the mouth of rivers

• Delta

• Canyon

• Sand Dune

• Valley

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Sediments deposited by a river

• Delta

• Canyon

• Sand Dune

• Valley

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2