8R Erosion and Deposition

The dropping off of eroded soil and bits of rock

• weathering

• vegetation

• erosion

• deposition

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the force that pulls objects toward the center of the earth.

• gravity

• frost wedging

• abrasion

• tree root wedging

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The weathering and removal of rock and soil

• weathering

• vegetation

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river is a constructive force known as a...

• Delta

• Shore

• Beach

• Pond

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Erosion is most likely greatest at locations

• A and B

• B and C

• C and D

• D and A

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Compared to the stream velocity between point X and point Y, the stream velocity between point Y and point Z is most likely

• greater, since the slope of the land decreases

• greater, since the slope of the land increases

• less, since the slope of the land decreases

• less, since the slope of the land decreases

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• delta

• drumlin

• tributary

• floodplain

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At which two locations would the stream most likely be the deepest?

• A and B

• B and C

• C and D

• D and A

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The greatest stream velocities are found closest to points

• A and B

• B and C

• C and D

• D and A

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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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