Earth's processes

A huge sheet of ice that covers land and is found near the Earth's poles:

• Volcano
• Glacier
• Valley
• Landslide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Large bodies of salt water that are smaller than oceans and may be partly or completely surrounded by land:

• Seas
• Glaciers
• Plains
• Deposition

A large area of flat land with few trees: 

• Deposition
• Valleys
• Landslides
• Plains

A slow process change where Earth's eroded materials have been put in a new location: 

• Deposition
• Volcano
• Valley
• Landslide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Deep valleys with very steep sides that are usually carved by a river: 

• Volcanoes
• Plains
• Canyons
• Glaciers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A rapid process change where Earth's materials slide or drop to a lower location: 

• Plain
• Canyon
• Landslide
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Openings in the Earth's surface from which lava flows: 

• Seas
• Glaciers
• Volcanoes
• Valleys

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Lowland areas between higher areas such as mountains:

• Valleys
• Landslides
• Plains
• Volcanoes

Large, flowing bodies of fresh water that usually empty into a sea or an ocean are called rivers. Small, flowing bodies of fresh water that usually empty into rivers are called:

• Lakes
• Oceans
• Streams
• Ponds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Hawaii is an example of what type of landform?

• Glacier
• Island
• Canyon
• Valley