Amplify Science Changing Landforms

Which of the following accurately describes erosion and weathering?

• Weathering breaks rocks apart; erosion moves the rock
• Erosion and weathering break rock into smaller pieces
• Erosion breaks rocks apart; weathering moves the rock
• Erosion is a physical process; weathering is chemical

What is a force in which sediments have been moved from one place and released (dropped) in another place?

• deposition

• weathering

• glacier

• sink hole

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What does fast moving water carry away during the process of erosion?

• ice

• sediment

• trees

• huge rocks

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

What type of weathering causes this to happen?

• Abrasion

• Release of Pressure

• Freezing and Thawing

• Wind

The Earth's surface does not change over time.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Erosion and weathering are the same thing.

• True 
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Weathering and erosion can occur at the same time.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition