Slow Changes to Land the Delta/Canyon edition

The landform at the end of the river is called---

• Delta

• Valley

• Canyon

• Sand Dune

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The landform at the end of the river is formed by---

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Sand Dune

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The Ricketts River is the longest river in Texas, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. What type of land formation would you expect to find where the river deposits sediments as it reaches the Gulf?

• a canyon

• a v-shaped valley

• a delta

• a sand dune

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The Ricketts River is the longest river in Texas, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. How is this landform created? What type of land formation would you expect to find where the river deposits sediments as it reaches the Gulf?

• moving water drops sediments in a new place

• moving water carves out the rock

• a glacier slowly carves out the mountain creating an u-shaped valley

• a river slowly carves out the mountain creating a v-shaped valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is happening in this video? --

• Wind blowing sediment into the beach

• Glaciers slowly eroding the land

• The rivers disposited large amounts of sediment

• erosion of sediment by ocean waves

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

______________occurs when eroded materials stop moving, drop, and begin to build up.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A fan-shaped area where a river meets the ocean is called a ____________. This is formed when sediment and rock are deposited at the end of the river.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Delta

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The delta is formed when –

• blowing winds cool the land.

• moving water slows down.

• drifting clouds produce rain.

• crashing waves erode soil.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Q. 

_____________________ happens when rocks on Earth's surface break apart or change without moving anywhere.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Q. 

_____________________ is the movement of soil and rock by wind, water, ice, and gravity.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2