1st 9 wks Benchmark

 A ________________ is sediment that is deposited at the mouth of a river.

• delta

• landslide

• volcano

• fault

A hill of sand, made and shaped by the wind is called ____________________.

• sand dune

• mountain

• volcano

• delta

A _______________ is a mountain made of lava, ash, or other materials.

• delta

• sand dune

• volcano

• canyon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A ___________  is a break in Earth’s crust and runs through the Blue Ridge and Valley & Ridge regions of Georgia.

• canyon

• sink hole

• fault

• erosion

 The collapse of an underground cave, created by water erosion can produce a _________________.

• sink hole

• fault

• earthquake

• epicenter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

______________ produced by deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river.

• delta

• river

• mountain

• canyon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

 A __________________ process is the building-up of Earth’s surface

• constructive

• deconstructive

• both

• none of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A____________________ process is the wearing away of Earth’s surface.

• constructive

• deconstructive

• both

• neither

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

 _____________ movement of sediment from one place to another.

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• none

______________ is the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces called sediment.

• erosion

• depostion

• weathering

• neither