Landforms

Front

The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

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erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

Waves dropping sand on the beach is an example of what?

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Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers are examples of what?

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Deposition

Front

The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is known as what? Options: sediment, erosion, weathering, deposition

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weathering

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Sediment

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Bits of rock and sand caused by the weathering of rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

What land form is this? Options: valley, canyon, mountain, plain

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valley

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

What land form is this? Options: plain, valley, mountain, canyon

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canyon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

A fan-shaped landform created by sediment being deposited at the mouth of a river.

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Delta

Front

Formed when water acts as an agent of weathering and erosion. The water breaks the rocks into sediment and carries the sediment away. Options: U-Shaped Valley, Sand Dunes, Canyon, Delta

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Canyon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

Formed by a glacier as it slowly moved forward. Options: Delta, Canyon, U-Shaped Valley, Sand Dunes

Back

U-Shaped Valley

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2