Changes to Earth's Surface

A preserved part or trace of an animal or plant that lived in the past

• fossil

• rock formation

• regional

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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A preserved part or trace of an animal or plant that lived in the past

• fossil

• rock formation

• regional

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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A teacher set up the model shown to represent the formation of a landform. What landform does this model most likely represent?

• Delta

• Cave

• Canyon

• Sand dune

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Which of the following processes is not considered a rapid change to Earth’s surface?

• Volcanic eruption

• Earthquake

• Landslide

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A canyon with tall, vertical sides is shown. Which of the following most likely led to the formation of this canyon?

• Rapidly moving water

• A hurricane

• Burrowing animals

• Volcanic activity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind, water, and ice change Earth’s surface. Which landform was most likely formed by the slow movement of glaciers?

• Arch

• River delta

• V-shaped valley

• U-shaped valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process in which rock is broken down into smaller pieces is

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

While on a field trip, students observed sand dunes and wrote the following list of observations. This sand dune was most likely formed by –

• Flooding

• Massive glaciers

• Wind

• Volcanic activity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which image best shows the movement of sediments from one place to another?

• Deposition at the mouth of a river

• Deposition of sand in a sand dune

• A river eroding sediments

• A glacier weathering rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which diagram best represents the process

of weathering?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2