Earth Science: Technology

A ________ occurs when water flows or collectss over land that is usually dry.

• storm

• flood

• levee

• dam

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which is NOT a way to control floods?

• building dams

• building levees

• beach nourishment

• storm drain system

A wall across a river to control the flow of the river is a ________. They are sometimes used to generate power and can create an artificial lake called a reservoir.

• dam

• Levee

• Sandbag

• Delta

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

A __________ is a wall along the banks of a river or other body of water and serves to keep water behind it. There broke in hurricane Katrina and was one of the major reasons New Orleans, LA flooded.

• Dam

• Delta

• Levee

• Storm drain system

____________ is the dumping of new sand onto an eroded beach to restore it. This can be done by a process called ________________.

• sandbagging, shoring

• recalling, reclaiming

• Beach nourishment, dredging

• Dredging, reclaiming

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

What process causes some beaches to get smaller?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Beach nourishment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A wall built along the coastline on a beach that protects the land from the sea is called ___________________.

• jetty

• sea wall

• dune

• barrier island

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Plowing in curved rows that follow the shape of the land is called ______________ plowing.

• contour

• terrace

• circle

• orb

The planting of crops on level sections called terraces is called ______________.

• Crop farming

• Terrace farming

• Level farming

• Layered farming

How are dams and levees alike?

• both control floods

• both control weathering

• bath are natural barriers

• both prevent coastal erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2