Landforms, constructive and destructive

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Waves dropping sand on the beach

• Weathering 
• Erosion
• Deposition

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind blowing sand from one location to another

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition 

Mounds of wind-deposited sand in deserts and on shorelines are

• sea arches
• sea stacks
• dunes
• cliffs

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What part of trees, grass, or other plant holds soil in place to prevent erosion?

• flowers
• trunk or stem
• roots
• leaves

An avalanche is an example of which process?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Volcanic Eruption

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Decomposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2