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Identifying types of change
Grade 2 Science Worksheet
Write weathering, erosion, or deposition.
Rain washes soil away from a farm field.
Waves add sand to a beach.
Bits of dirt fall to the bottom of a lake.
Plant roots grow into a crack and
break apart a rock.
Glaciers slowly wear away rocks as
they move.
Part of a cliff falls into the sea.
Waves tumble rocks until they are
round and smooth.
Mud and rocks roll down a hill in a
landslide.
Water in a rock freezes and expands,
cracking the rock.
A river slows down and drops soil to
form a delta.
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Answers
Rain washes soil away from a farm field.
Waves add sand to a beach.
Bits of dirt fall to the bottom of a lake.
Plant roots grow into a crack and
break apart a rock.
Glaciers slowly wear away rocks as
they move.
Part of a cliff falls into the sea.
Waves tumble rocks until they are
round and smooth.
Mud and rocks roll down a hill in a
landslide.
Water in a rock freezes and expands,
cracking the rock.
A river slows down and drops soil to
form a delta.
