5.7B Changes to Land Vocabulary Test

Hills formed by wind blowing and depositing sand are

• weathering

• sediment

• sand dune

• landform

A deep gorge in the surface of Earth, formed by the erosion of moving water and sand

• erosion

• landform

• valley

• canyon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A low area between higher areas created by the weathering and erosion of ice (glaciers), and created by the weathering and erosion of flowing water.

• sediment

• canyon

• valley

• delta

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The outermost covering or layer

• landform

• surface

• erosion

• sand dune

The gradual wearing down of something by wind, water, and other natural forces.

• landform

• erosion

• canyon

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A triangular landform where a river empties into another body of water.

• delta

• canyon

• erosion

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The breaking down of rocks into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice.

• deposition

• weathering

• erosion

• sediment

Sand or small pieces of rock broken down by weathering and deposited on the land or at the bottom of a body of water.

• landform

• sediment

• erosion

• weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Feature on the surface of Earth such as a mountain, hill, dune, ocean, or river.

• landform

• sediment

• canyon

• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The build-up of land by the settlement of sediment and soil in a new location.

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

• landform