Running Water Erosion

What is the movement of soil from one place to another?

• weathering
• deposition
• discharge
• erosion

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

What causes a valley to form first?

• earthquake
• running water
• landslide
• erosion by wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A river system may start with ___ erosion.

• rill

• real

• alluvial fan

• sedimentation of the ocean basin

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Characteristic shape of valley eroded away by running water

• Oxbow lake
• V-shaped valley
• Delta
• Alluvial fan

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Particles formed by weathering

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Sediment
• Abrasion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the major factor that affects the ability of a stream to erode land?

• The sediment deposits

• The stream's speed

• The deposits of slowing water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What picture represents a meander?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which image represents erosion?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What causes a valley like the grand canyon to form?

• earthquake
• running water
• landslide
• erosion by wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Weathering and erosion are the same thing.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2