Erosion review

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

• weathering
• deposition
• discharge
• erosion

Which landform is formed because of the erosion of groundwater?

• valley
• canyon
• channel
• cave

What causes a valley like the grand canyon to form?

• earthquake
• running water
• landslide
• erosion by wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Glaciers shape and carve away the land beneath them and can drastically reshape the landscape over hundreds or even thousands of years.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Weathering and erosion are the same thing.

• True
• False

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What is sediment?

• the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
• bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
• the top layer of the soil
• decaying plant or animal material 

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Which of these is an example of erosion

• Trees roots breaking a rock
• Rain breaking down rock 
• Wind blowing away sediment
• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What happens when weathering and erosion work together?

• New Mountains are created
• The climate changes overnight
• Metal objects become rusty
• They change the Earth's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the correct order of the processes?

• they all happen at the same time
• erosion, weathering, deposition
• weathering, erosion, deposition
• weathering, deposition, erosion