Earth's Surface

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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When a stream empties into a body of water, such as a lake or an ocean, its current slows and it deposits its loads creating a what?
floodplain
delta
alluvial fan
mud pit
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions is called
Erosion
Chemical Weathering
Deposition
Physical Weathering
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The fan-shaped mass of sediment deposited by a stream into an ocean or a lake is called a
floodplain
alluvial fan
delta
shoreline
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which spheres are interacting when a volcano erupts and releases gases into the air?
biosphere and hydrosphere
geosphere and atmosphere
hydrosphere and atmosphere
geosphere and biosphere
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This is the part of Earth where life exists and extends from the deep ocean floors up into the lower atmosphere.
biosphere
hydrosphere
geosphere
atmosphere
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are two processes that result in rocks being broken down into smaller pieces?
sunlight and glacial melting
chemical weathering and physical weathering
chemical weathering and deposition
physical weathering and humus
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Landslides, rockfalls, and creep examples of erosion and deposition by which erosion agent?
gravity
solar energy
oxidation
wind
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
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