Sentence Starter: The video mentions that weathering is...
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Question 4
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According to video, what is erosion?
Sentence Starter: The video mentions that erosion is...
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Question 5
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Rocks can be broken down in a variety of ways through the process of weathering. Which of the following is an example of a chemical form of weathering?
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Question 6
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Miami Beach is a popular tourist destination because of its beautiful beaches and white sand. However, over time, the sandy part of the beach seems to be shrinking and the water creeps further and further towards the boardwalk. Every few years, the city needs to bring in sand to replenish the shrinking beach. Which of the following explains why the city of Miami Beach needs to bring in sand every few years?
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Question 7
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Lori is learning about two parts of the rock cycle. Weathering and erosion. She needs to explain how weathering and erosion are different. Which of the following correctly describes the difference between weathering and erosion?
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Question 8
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According to the video,
What is weathering, erosion, and depostion?
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Question 10
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The root of the word deposition is deposit.
What does the word deposit mean?
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Question 11
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Mr. Chavez has decided that you are the EVALUATOR. You are given the the task of evaluating which student is more correct based on your understanding of the difference between weathering and erosion. Only one student is correct, which student is it?
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Question 12
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Sort the cards into weathering, erosion and deposition categories.
Hint:
Four belong to weathering
Four belong to erosion
two belong to deposition
A hurricance washing sand off of a beach.
Wind blowing sand against a rock causing the rock to have abrasions and to break down
Muddy deltas forming at the mouths of rivers as soil is dropped off there by river water
A river poilishing rocks smooth without removing them.
Layers of sediment dropped at the bottom of a lake a long time ago.
Water freezing in the cracks in rock and splitting them open.
Tree roots growing around rocks and breaking them.
Rain washing soil away from the P.E. field carrying it away to somewhere else