land forms

a large mass of slow-moving ice

• lava
• soil
• glacier

Which of the following landforms is the result of a river carving out land by erosion?

• A. Canyon
• B. Sand dune
• C. Delta
• D. Mountain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What process created this cool rock?

• A volcanic eruption
• A flood
• Wind
• Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What process created this V-shaped valley?

• Erosion due to a river
• Erosion due to a glacier
• Weathering due to a river
• Weathering due to wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called...

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• deposition 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The type of formation shown is at the southern end of the Mississippi river. What is it called?

• coastal erosion
• a delta
• a loess
• sand dunes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

wind erosion forms what type of landform?

• meander
• drumlin
• sand dune
• sand bar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What natural force formed the Grand Canyon millions of years ago?

• a landslide
• an earthquake
• a river

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is necessary for sand dunes to form?

• a loose sand and strong wind
• pressure in the Earth
• ice glaciers