Erosion, Deposition and Weathering

Rocks grinding along the bottom of a river making them smooth

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Ponds filling up with deposited sediment and becoming marshes

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rain washing soil away from a hillside is an example of

• Abrasion

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The movement of sediment and rock particles is called

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Gravity

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This process must occur before erosion can take place.

• deposition

• abrasion

• weathering

• an earthquake

Sea caves are coastal landform made by

• Erosion

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

carries away materials

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Rock Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is weathering?

• fragments of weathered rock

• is the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport weathered materials from one location to another

• occurs when eroded materials are dropped, or laid down

• is the main force behind sudden rock falls and landslides that can change the shape of a mountain.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Erosion represents a(n) _____________ in volume.

• increase

• decrease