Science Fusion Unit 3

Breaking down earth's materials at or near the surface.

• erosion

• weathering

• cementation

• deposition

Wind or water carrying away weathered pieces of sediment.

• deposition

• weathering

• erosion

• cementation

Sediment is eroded, deposited, buried, mixed with surrounding material, and cemented together from heat and pressure.

• weathering

• deposition

• cementation

• compression

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Eroded sediment finds a new home.

• weathering

• deposition

• compaction

• cementation

The solid innermost portion of our Earth.

• outer core

• mantle

• inner core

• crust

This layer of Earth is made of magma and is between the crust and core.

• crust

• mantle

• core

• outer core

The outermost layer of Earth composed mainly of rock.

• crust

• mantle

• core

• outer core

Gas surrounding Earth made of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen.

• lake effect

• greenhouse gas

• atmosphere

• climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Orbit or movement around the sun.

• rotation

• revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Spinning of a planet on its axis.

• rotation

• revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6