Erosion and Deposition Landform Review

The process of sediment being dropped or settling in a new location is called-

• precipitation

• deposition

• weathering

• erosion

The faster the running water is, the _______ the soil erosion would be.

• same rate

• slower

• faster

Erosion is faster and greater on land surfaces with ________ slope.

• gradual

• steep

• no difference

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity transports/moves soil and sediment

• permeable

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which erosion process would make a V-shaped river valley?

• erosion by water

• erosion by wind

• erosion by glacier

• landslide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which erosional process most likely caused the creation of the image?

• wind

• water

• glacier

• weathering

The landform pictured here, which is mounds of wind deposited sand that moves as a result of wind.

• delta

• dune

• desert pavement

• barrier island

A mass material deposited sediment in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river.

• barrier island

• delta

• dune

• glacier outwash plain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A U-shaped valley is created by which erosional process?

• water

• wind

• ice

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The grinding and wearing down of rock surfaces by other rock or sand particles is called...

• abrasion

• deflation

• wind

• water