Earth Science WED review

How do glaciers erode the landscape?

• They freeze the rocks that they flow over.

• They grind and scratch the land that they slowly flow over.

• They chemically dissolve the rock that they flow over.

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How do sandy beaches form?

• Wind eroding sediments into smaller pieces.

• Waves pounding sediments into smaller and smaller pieces.

• Water freezing and thawing in the cracks of sediments.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What do floodplains, sandbars, and river deltas have in common?

• They've all been formed by wind movement.

• They've all been formed by water movement.

• They've all been formed by glacial movement.

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What type of erosion formed the Grand Canyon?

• water erosion

• wind erosion

• ice erosion

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What is weathering?

• a process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

• a shift in weather patterns

• the process by which mountains are formed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How might a weathered mountain appear different from an unweathered mountain?

• The weathered mountain would appear rounder in shape.

• The weathered mountain would contain fewer trees.

• The weathered mountain would be taller.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What does ice do as it freezes causing a breakdown of rocks?

• It usually causes chemical weathering.

• It expands as it freezes.

• It creates a place for plants to grow.

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The dropping off of sediments in a new place is called __________.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Acid rain dissolving limestone is an example of __.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Sand dunes getting larger as the wind drops more and more sand is an example of __.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition