Weathering, Erosion, Deposition and Landforms

What is it called when weathered rock is carried away?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• breaking

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Which of these is an example of erosion?

• light shining onto a mountain

• wind blowing away sediment

• rain breaking down rock

• all options are correct

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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.MS-ESS2-2

What is the movement of weathered material (sediment) from one place to another by wind, water, gravity, or ice?

• erosion

• deposition

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

Match the term to the definition:

• Breaking rock

• Deposition

• dropping off, building up rock

• Erosion

• Moving rock

• Weathering

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weathering

erosion

deposition

Label the image

a

b

c

Compaction

Weathering

Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of...

• physical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• chemical weathering

This is the process of dropping sediment in a new location.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• whooshing

This is an example of _____________________________.

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4