Landforms

A fan-shaped area where a river meets the ocean is called a ____________. This is formed when sediment and rock is deposited at the end of the river.

• dune

• delta

• weathering

• sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A ______________ is a hill of sand created by the wind.

• dune

• delta

• sediment

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Which best describes the surface of the earth over billions of years?

• High mountains gradually wear down until most of the earth is at sea level

• High mountains stay side by side for billions of years with little change

• Flat surface is gradually pushed up into higher and higher mountains until the earth is covered with mountains

• High mountains gradually wear down as new mountains are continuously being formed, over and over again

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Sediment is deposited in a river delta because the

• speed of the river decreases

• force of gravity decreases

• volume of the river increases

• angle of the river increases

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which landform is produced where the Mississippi River enters the Gulf of Mexico?

• delta

• drumlin

• tributary

• floodplain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Why are sinkholes common in Florida?

• Florida is a peninsula. Sinkholes are commonly formed on peninsulas because a peninsula is surrounded by water.

• Florida has a lot of swamps with animals that burrow into the sandy soil making holes and tunnels that collapse.

  
  

• Florida's underlying rock is limestone. Limestone dissolves easily, forming caverns which can then collapse and form a sinkhole.

  
  

• Florida has a lot of oil underground. When the oil is removed, there is nothing left to hold up the soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

• Delta
• Glacier
• River
• Coastline

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Hills formed by the wind blowing or depositing sand are called

• dunes
• rivers
• lakes
• mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Florida is a state with water on 3 sides. Florida is a....

• island

• ocean

• hill

• peninsula

Floods and storm surges can erode the land. Which landform can protect inland areas from floods and storm surges?

• deltas

• dunes

• plateaus

• rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2