Deposition Quiz

A cliff formed near the ocean.  Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

• Warm air melted the rock.
• Sun rays evaporated the rock.
• Ocean waves washed away rock.
• Plant roots pushed away the rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A delta at the mouth of a river is the direct result of 

• runoff from sewage
• deposition of sediment
• an ancient glacier that passed through
• an underground river flowing to the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake is called a...

• sea cave

• mountain

• delta

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Valleys are created by what process?

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Sand dunes are created through what process?

• deposition by water
• deposition by ice (glaciers)
• deposition by wind

What process creates deltas?

• Deposition by water
• Deposition by ice (glaciers)
• Deposition by wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What agent creates a till?

• Wind
• Water
• Gravity
• Ice (Glaciers)

Canyons are created by what process?

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rivers are an important part of the rock cycle because they

• weather rock
• move sediment
• deposit sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Deposition always follows erosion.

• True

• False