Geosphere and Hydrosphere

What is the process of weathered rock moving from one place to another called?

• erosion

• deposition

• floodplains

• hydrosphere

How does erosion shape the land?

• Earth's surface is changed by living things.

• Erosion does not change the shape of the land.

• Erosion can only happen in the winter.

• Erosion carries the sediment and rock to another location, which changes the shape of the land.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The geosphere includes . . .

• only solid rock

• only melted rock

• the solid and melted rock inside the Earth

• Solid rock, melted rock, soil, rock pieces, and landforms on Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The outermost layer of Earth

• crust

• mantle

• core

• geosphere

Deepest layer of Earth at the center

• crust

• mantle

• core

• hot spot

Earth layer between the crust and core

• mantle

• volcano

• hot spot

• landslide

Thick sheet of ice on Earth's surface

• volcano

• glacier

• moraine

• meander

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A sudden movement of a large amount of rocks and soil down a slope

• flood

• landslide

• mudslide

• volcano

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What are minerals?

• solid, nonliving substances found in nature

• water, air, and living things

• nonliving plant or animal matter

• none of these

The process of eroded material being dropped off in another location.

• erosion

• deposition

• landslide

• mudslide