Changes to Earth's Surface

What process causes stones to become smooth?

• deposition

• erosion

• grooving

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What would cause a rock to split?

• deposition

• polishing

• weathering

• erosion

When there is a relationship between landforms and wind, a _________ is the result of deposition.

• canyon

• desert

• forest

• mountain

1.   Earth consists of the crust, the mantle, the outer core, and the inner core. Scientists refer to the four parts of Earth as _________.

• layers

• faults

• plates

• rings

What would most likely occur when two plates move in different directions and slide against each other?

• an earthquake

• a fault

• a flood

• a volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

• Erosion breaks downs rocks but doesn't move them.

• Weathering and erosion move rocks to new locations.

• Weathering moves rocks without breaking them down.

• Erosion moves rocks with breaking them down.

1.     The movement of wind, water, or ice may have the effect of leaving a solid material behind. Sand in a river delta is an example of ___________.

• plates

• deposition

• erosion

• valcanoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Plants can grow through cracks in rocks.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What can cause erosion in soil?

• a volcanic eruption

• an earthquake

• flowing water

• shifting plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A huge sheet of ice is called a ___________

• desert

• glacier

• cube

• delta

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4