Landforms Quiz

The movement of weathered materials on Earth's surface by wind water or ice.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Compaction

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process of sedimentary rocks being squeezed together by pressure.

• Compaction

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Features on the surface of the Earth, such as mountains, hills, dunes, oceans and rivers.

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Landforms

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A triangle-shaped landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into a body of water.

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Delta

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The build up of land by depositing sediments and soil in a new location.

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Landform

• Deposition

The breakdown of rock into smaller particles by the effects of wind, water, or ice.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Delta

A river flowing across the rocky surface of the Earth could create which of the following?

• Dunes

• Mountains

• Canyon

• Hill

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How could students best model the formation and movement of dunes?

• Pour water over piles of sand.

• Slowly drip wet sand into a tub of water.

• Use a spoon to dig a hole in a tray of sand.

• Use straws and blow piles of sand.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Delta, dunes, and canyons are landforms that are created by -

• Wind

• Water

• Gravity

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Weathering and erosion are processes that happen really fast.

• True

• False