Erosion and Deposition #2

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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which of the following is a coastal landform created after the image above is eroded?
sea arch
sea cave
sea stack
coastal cliff
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which question best identifies gravity as the agent of erosion?
Is the area near the coast/beach?
Was there multiple days of heavy rain in the area?
Is the area mountainous and steep?
Is there a U shaped or a V shaped valley?
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
The picture shows a river flowing across a landscape.
Which statement best explains what is happening at point X(outside bend) in the picture?
Weathered rocks and sand are getting picked up and carried downstream because the water moves faster here.
Weathered rocks and sand are getting picked up and carried downstream because the water moves slower here.
Rocks and sand are being deposited by the river from farther upstream.
Wind is moving large rocks and sand from one side of the river to the other.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which agent of erosion would most likely form a U shaped mountain valley like the one in the image?
erosion by gravity
erosion by water
erosion by glaciers
erosion by wind
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Howard's local beach has been hit by several strong storms over the last year. If Howard were to compare a photograph of the beach from last year with a photograph of the beach today, what would he most likely observe?
The storms compacted the sand on the beach, cementing it into sedimentary rock.
The storms created large waves that flooded the beach creating sand dunes.
The storms weathered boulders on the beach, breaking them down and making the beach larger.
The storms eroded the sand on the beach, carrying it away and making the beach smaller.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which list correctly identifies the agents of erosion?
gravity, glaciers, water and wind
water, wind, carbonic acid and gravity
water, gravity, wind and ice wedging
Glaciers, abrasion, gravity, humans and oxygen
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Deforestation is the removal of trees in a forest to make space for homes and farmland and to obtain wood for fuel, manufacturing and construction. How does this human activity change the surface of Earth?
The removal of tress and vegetation leads to a decrease in soil erosion by wind or water.
The removal of tress and vegetation leads to an increase in soil erosion by wind or water.
The removal of tress will lead to more oxygen production in the atmosphere.
The removal of trees and vegetation will lead to an increase in soil erosion by acids and ice wedging.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
NGSS.MS-LS2-5
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