Earth's Changing Surface Review

a river forms in ___ regions where gravity causes water to carve down through sediment and rock.

• supply

• source

• time

• narrow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which agent of erosion forms cirques and horns?

• wind
• wave
• river
• glacier

A low place between mountains

• valley
• sea
• river
• plateau

In which horizon do plants grow?

• R
• B
• E
• A

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

There are ___ main soil orders recognized worldwide

• 12
• 10
• 8
• 1450

Which is an example of mechanical weathering?

• oxidation
• hydrolysis
• frost wedging
• cementation

A large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land

• valley
• sea
• river
• plateau

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A group or chain of islands in a large body of water

• archipelago
• bay
• canyon
• desert

A deep valley with very steep sides – often carved from the Earth by a river

• archipelago
• bay
• canyon
• desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Flat lands that have only small changes in elevation.

• plain
• mountain
• isthmus
• island