Changing Earth

What is a force that breaks down rock into smaller pieces?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• volcanoes

What is a force in which pieces of rock are moved by water, wind or moving ice?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• volcanoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a force in which sediments that have been moved from one place are dropped or released in another place to create new landforms?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• volcanoes

What are all the agents of weathering?

• wind, water, ice, gravity, plant roots, animals, waves

• sediments, soil, sand

• beaches, deltas and alluvial fans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The gradual increase in the average temperature of our planet Earth is called?

• Greenhouse Effect

• Global Warming

• Greenland Effect

• Ice Age

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What are all the agents of deposition?

• water and ice

• water, wind, ice

• water, wind, ice, gravity, waves

Weathering, erosion and deposition happen . . .

• in minutes

• in hours

• in days

• in years

Select the landforms created by deposition

• beaches

• deltas

• alluvial fans

• valleys

• sand dunes

Sand, mud and pebbles that come from rocks that have been weathered by wind, water, waves and ice are

• erosion

• deposition

• sediment

• landslides

This is an example of

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4