Soil & River Erosion

Which is larger, a gully or a river?

• Gully

• River

Which letter displays a meander?

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

• Weathering moves sediment and erosion breaks sediment apart.

• Weathering breaks sediment apart and erosion moves sediment.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When is there more erosion?

• When a river is flowing at a regular speed.

• When a river is flooded.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated?

• Saturated is underwater and unsaturated is on the land.

• Saturated is on land and unsaturated is underwater.

• Saturated and unsaturated are the same.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How is an oxbow lake formed?

• From frost wedging of rocks.

• From flooding and erosion.

• When there is not enough rainfall.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is better for farming?

• A lot of rainfall.

• A dry area.

• An area with a lot of animals around.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which shows the cutbank?

• Image A

• Image B

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How is a tributary different than a river?

• A river is one flowing body of water and a tributary flows into a larger body of water

• A river stops flowing at a certain temperature and a tributary does not

Which shows the point bar?

• Image A

• Image B

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2