Rocks and minerals

How do glaciers erode land?

• By picking up soil and rocks and depositing them in new location
• By picking up water from lakes and streams and carrying it to the ocean
• By causing rain and snow in an area
• By lowering the atmospheric pressure, causing intense windstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process where rocks are worn away or broken down into smaller pieces by water, wind or plants is.......

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• water erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The breaking down of Earth’s materials by chemicals is.....

• Mechanical Weathering

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Chemical Weathering

The process of moving Earth’s materials from one place to another by water, wind, or ice is.........

• Mechanical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the breakdown of the Earth’s crust into sediment called?

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• whooshing

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is it called when weathered rock is carried away?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• breaking

What is the process called when a glacier deposits rocks in oceans and lakes?

• deposition

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

• erosion

Which of these examples is deposition?

• wind blowing sand

• sand that was dropped on the beach by waves

• pebbles falling downhill due to gravity

• a tree root breaking a rock

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

NGSS.5-ESS2-1

Weathering, erosion, and deposition impact Earth's geographic features.

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• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What can cause weathering? (Check all that apply)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4