Water Erosion

This is the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place.

• makes the rocks last longer.

• expands cracks and breaks rocks.

• causes rocks to fall in landslides.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.

• forming new land features.

• breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.

• washing away beaches.

• moving topsoil.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

• Deposition
• Landslide
• Weathering
• Erosion

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Which of the following is NOT a slow change to Earth's surface?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Landslides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition 
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Name this landform that describes the lowest part of the land in the mountains.

• valley

• hill

• island

• lake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What landform is this?

• plain

• valley

• mountain

• canyon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which process best describes the formation of a delta.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition