Erosion

What are the two processes that change Earth's surface? 

• Erosion and Abrasion
• Erosion and Deposition 
• Deposition and Abrasion 
• Constructive and Deductive 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A _______ is the place where land and a body of water meet. 

• Shoreline
• Beach
• River
• Stream

Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers

• weathering

• groundwater

• glacier

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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The movement of ________ is a major agent of erosion along streams, rivers, beaches, and underground.

• Gravity

• Ice

• Water

• Wind

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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______ is the laying down or settling of eroded material.

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

______ is the process that involves moving bits of rocks or soil from one place to another.

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A cliff formed near the ocean.  Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

• Warm air melted the rock.
• Sun rays evaporated the rock.
• Ocean waves washed away rock.
• Plant roots pushed away the rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Many layers of deposited sediment can form a flat area called a(an)...

• delta

• floodplain

• alluvial fan

• canyon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Streams often deposit their loads in a fan-shaped pattern called a(n)...

• floodplain

• alluvial fan

• delta

• meander

An alluvial is a fan-shaped deposit that forms on dry land

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2