Weathering and Erosion review

When the roots of a plant are in the cracks of a sidewalk and grow larger, ___________is happening.

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The moving of weathered sediment is ____

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

Weathering can be mechanical or chemical.

• True

• False

A delta formed at the mouth of a large river is an example of _____.

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Dropping pieces of sediment in a new place is ______.

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

Tiny pieces of weathered rock and minerals are called ______.

• Sediment

• metamorphic

• magma

Mechanical weathering is when the minerals in a rock are chemically changed.

• True

• False

Mechanical weathering is also known as physical weathering.

• true

• false

When a rock heats up and cools down over time and then crumbles, this is an example of ____.

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

Dust and sand blowing during a in the air during a storm is an example of ____.

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5