Shaping Earth

Which of the following statements is not true?

• Water causes more erosion on slopes without plants
• Water flows from higher to lower ground
• Faster water erodes more sediment
• As water slows, smaller particles are deposited first

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The steeper the slope, the ________ the stream.

• Slower
• Broader
• Faster
• Curvier

Streams with steep gradients have a(n) _____ velocity than those with gentle gradients.

• Greater
• Lesser
• Average
• None of these

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The process when soil or rock are left or placed in a new location.

• Erosion
• Weathering
• Mass movement
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which two locations have the greatest stream velocities?

• A and B

• B and C

• C and D

• D and A

Which landform is produced at location E where the Mississippi River enters the Gulf of Mexico?

• delta

• drumlin

• tributary

• floodplain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The greatest stream velocities are found closest to points

• A and B

• B and C

• C and D

• D and A

The streambank on the outside of this meander is steeper than the streambank on the inside of this meander because the water on the outside of this meander is moving

• faster, causing erosion

• slower, causing erosion

• faster, causing deposition

• slower, causing deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When a stream or river starts to slow down, it:

• Picks up more sediment
• Erodes more rapidly
• Deposits fine sediments, but continues carrying larger rocks
• Deposits larger rocks, but continues carrying finer sediment

The diagram below shows a portion of a stream. The sand bar formed as a direct result of 

• erosion due to a decrease in stream velocity 
• erosion due to an increase in stream velocity
• deposition due to a decrease in stream velocity
• deposition due to an increase in stream velocity 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2