Investigating Factors Affecting Earth Systems

The natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• jackhammering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• dumptruck

This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock.

• mechanical weathering
• chemical weathering
• erosion weathering
• deposition

How is mechanical weathering different from chemical weathering?

• Chemical weathering happens over much shorter time frame than mechanical weathering.
• Chemical weathering changes the chemical composition of rocks; mechanical weathering does not.
• Chemical weathering occurs only in tropical climates; mechanical weathering occurs only in cool climates.
• Chemical weathering occurs only in the mountains; mechanical weathering occurs only on flat land.

What is erosion?

• The movement of sediment

• The breaking of sediment

• The dropping of sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is deposition?

• The movement of sediment

• The breaking of sediment

• The dropping of sediment

Water freezing inside a rock and breaking it into smaller sediment is an example of...

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Small pieces of rock that have been weathered from a larger rock are known as...

• sand

• sediment

• soil

What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?

• Ice wedging
• Glacier
• Iceberg
• Dune

The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...

• deposition
• erosion
• weathering
• faults

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2