Pebbles, Sand, and Silt

Granite is black, pink, and gray because it is made of many ___.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Choose the rocks that are in order from largest to smallest.

• boulder, cobble, pebble, gravel, sand, silt, clay

• boulder, pebble, cobble, gravel, sand, silt, clay

• clay, silt, sand, gravel, cobble, pebble, boulder

• clay, sand, pebble, gravel, boulder

Plants and animals die and decay into tiny pieces called. . .

• silt

• hummus

• humus

• clay

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A __ is a kind of volcano formed when cinders burst out of the Earth in an eruption.

• Volcano

• Shield Volcano

• Cinder Cone

• Composite Volcano

• Some __ are formed by eruption.

A valley is a ___.

• low area between mountains.

• a wide, flat-topped hill with at least one steep side.

• a hill with steep sides and a flat top. It is smaller than a mesa.

• landform formed by rivers.

A __ is a kind of volcano formed from flowing lava that has cooled. It is wider than it is tall.

• Volcano

• Shield Volcano

• Cinder Cone

• Composite Volcano

• Some __ are formed by eruption.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A __ is a kind of volcano formed from different kinds of eruptions.

• Volcano

• Shield Volcano

• Cinder Cone

• Composite Volcano

• Some __ are formed by eruption.

Some landforms are formed by ___.

• Canyon

• Shield Volcano

• Cinder Cone

• Valley

• Eruption

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A __ is an area of high, nearly flat land. They cover a lot of area.

• plateau

• mountain

• butte

• mesa

A __ is a deep V-shaped valley. Rivers erode the steep sides.

• canyon

• butte

• plain

• volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2