5th Grade Science Quiz: Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

What is weathering?

• The movement of rocks by wind

• The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

• The process of planting trees

• The movement of animals across land

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following is an example of erosion?

• Water freezing in cracks of rocks

• Rocks being broken by plant roots

• Wind blowing sand from one place to another

• Rainwater soaking into the soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What causes deposition to happen?

• Moving water speeds up

• Wind picks up more sediment

• The force carrying sediment slows down

• Rocks explode

Which of the following can cause weathering?

• Ice

• Water

• Plants

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When a river drops the sediment it is carrying, what is this process called?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Flooding

Erosion only happens because of wind.

• True

• False

Deposition can form new landforms like sand dunes or deltas.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Weathering, erosion, and deposition often work together.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rocks can break apart due to freezing and thawing.

• True

• False

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Erosion adds materials to a new location.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2