SCI Unit 6 Quick Check

The picture shows a desert and sand arch. What type of erosion most likely caused this arch to form?

• Water

• Ice

• Wind

• Chemical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following is a form of deposition.

• Waves dropping sand onto the beach

• plant roots grow in a rock and cause it to split

• a fast-moving river carries rocks downstream

• a mudslide flowing downhill

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When we learned about slow changes to the earth, we learned the acornym WED. The W stands for Weathering _______.

• Breaks it

• Takes

• Drops

When we learned about slow changes to the earth, we learned the acornym WED. The E stands for Erosion_______.

• Breaks it

• Takes

• Drops

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When we learned about slow changes to the earth, we learned the acornym WED. The D stands for Deposition _______.

• Breaks it

• Takes it

• Drops it

What are sediments?

• A type of water

• crushed up pieces of rock

• ice

What is the process that is taking place when moving water is carrying away small pieces of rock?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The dropping of sediment by wind, water, ice, or gravity is called

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

What will happen to this crack when water freezes and expands?

• it will get smaller

• it will disappear

• it will stay the same

• it will get wider

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What process involves the breaking of rocks over time due to wind?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2