Slow Changes Vocab Task Cards

Which image shows sediment?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which image shows a canyon?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which image shows a sand dune?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which image shows a valley?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which event is an example of a slow change to Earth’s surface?

• Volcanic eruption

• Landslide

• Earthquake

• Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which event is NOT an example of weathering?

• A. Ice breaking a rock into smaller pieces

• B. Wind dropping off sediments to form a sand dune

• C. A river carving out a canyon

• D. Wind and rain breaking off sediments from a rock

Which Image shows the effects of rock being weathered by wind?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which event is an example of deposition?

• A. A river dropping off sediments at the mouth of the river

• B. A river carving out a canyon

• C. A river carrying sediments

• D. A river forming a valley

What is erosion?

• The dropping off of sediment in a new location

• Frost wedging

• The movement of sediment from one place to another

• Small pieces of weathered rock

What is deposition?

• Frost wedging

• The breaking down of larger rocks into smaller pieces

• The formation of a canyon

• The dropping off of sediment in a new location