D4. Erosion review

The process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• deposition 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the major cause of weathering and erosion to form canyons?

• wind
• ice
• glaciers
• moving water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• They've all been formed by water erosion

• They've all been formed by glacial erosion

• They've all been formed by wind erosion

• They've all been formed by sandblasting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the movement of soil from one place to another?

• weathering
• deposition
• discharge
• erosion

Which particles will be transported by a stream moving at a velocity (speed) of 5 cm/s?

• pebbles, sand, silt, and clay, only

• sand, silt, and clay, only

• silt and clay, only

• clay, only

Compared to the stream speed between point X and point Y, the stream speed between point Y and point Z is most likely

• greater, since the slope of the land decreases

• greater, since the slope of the land increases

• less, since the slope of the land decreases

• less, since the slope of the land increases

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Erosion is most likely greatest at locations

• A and B

• B and C

• C and D

• D and A

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which two locations have the fastest water flow?

• A and B

• B and C

• C and D

• D and A

What is the name of the largest sediment that can be transported by a stream moving at a velocity of 100 centimeters per second (cm/s)?

• silt

• sand

• pebbles

• cobbles

At which point does the greatest stream erosion occur?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4