Science Penguin:Earth & Space Vocabulary 5.7B

A delta is...

• a triangular shaped landform at the mouth of a river.
• the breaking down of larger rocks into sediment.
• a change that takes thousands to millions of years.
• the movement of sediment.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Deposition is...

• the dropping of sediment in a new location.
• a triangular shaped landform at the mouth of a river.
• the movement of sediment.
• the breaking down of larger rocks into sediment.

Erosion is...

• the dropping of sediment in a new location.
• a triangular shaped landform at the mouth of a river.
• the movement of sediment.
• the breaking down of larger rocks into sediment.

A glacier is...

• a large, slow-moving, mass of ice.
• the movement of sediment.
• a small piece of rock.
• a landform carved out by wind and water.

Weathering is...

• the movement of sediment.
• the breaking down of larger rocks into sediment.
• a small piece of rock.
• a landform carved out by wind and water.

A sand dune is...

• the movement of sediment.
• a mountain of sand formed by deposition.
• small pieces of rock.
• a large, slow-moving, mass of ice.

A canyon is...

• a triangular shaped landform at the mouth of a river.
• the breaking down of larger rocks into sediment.
• a large, slow-moving, mass of ice.
• a landform carved out by wind and water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A slow change is...

• the movement of sediment.
• the breaking down of larger rocks into sediment.
• a change that takes thousands to millions of years.
• a natural feature of the Earth’s surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Sand dunes are...

• found at the mouth of fast-flowing rivers, like the Mississippi. They are formed by water erosion and deposition.
• found in high mountainous areas, like the northwestern US and India. They are formed by glacial weathering and erosion.
• found along coastline sand in deserts, like the Sahara Desert. They are formed by wind erosion and deposition.

Deltas are...

• found at the mouth of fast-flowing rivers, like the Mississippi. They are formed by water erosion and deposition.
• found in high mountainous areas, like the northwestern US and India. They are formed by glacial weathering and erosion.
• found along coastline sand in deserts, like the Sahara Desert. They are formed by wind erosion and deposition.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2