Slow Changes to the Earth's Surface Test Review

THE DROPPING OFF OF SEDIMENTS IN A NEW PLACE

• WEATHERING

• EROSION

• DEPOSITION

• INSTRUCTION

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

THE MOVEMENT OF SEDIMENTS

• WEATHERING

• EROSION

• DEPOSITION

• OBSTRUCTION

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A LARGE BODY OF MOVING ICE

• FJORD

• MORAINE

• GLACIER

• ROCK

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A WETLAND AREA THAT FORMS WHEN A RIVER MEETS A LAKE OR THE SEA. THE RIVER WATER SLOWS DOWN AND LOSES POWER TO CARRY SEDIMENT SO IT DROPS THE SEDIMENT AT THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER.

• DELTA

• FJORD

• MORRAINE

• LANDFILL

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A mudslide sliding down a steep hill.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• classification

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Flood waters breaking down canyon walls.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• classification

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind blowing sand from one location to another.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• classification

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Ice cracking rocks.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• classification

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

__________________ is frozen water that moves slowly to change Earth’s surface.

• deposition
• erosion
• glacier
• weathering

Where is one most likely to find rocks that have become smooth and rounded?

• At the bottom of the ocean
• Deep within Earth
• On top of a hilll
• In a fast moving river

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4