5E1AB: Surface Features

Deposition is...

• The removal and movement of sediment from one place to another by gravity, water, wind, or ice

• All the plants found in a particular area

• The buildup of land by the settlement of sediment and soil in a new location

• A change to Earth’s surface that takes many years to show obvious effects

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Slow Change is...

• The breakdown of rocks into very small particles by gravity, water, wind, and ice

• The removal and movement of sediment from one place to another by gravity, water, wind, or ice

• A mountain or hill made by hot rocks and gases moving to the surface of Earth from deep inside Earth

• A change to Earth’s surface that takes many years to show obvious effects

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Vegetation is when all the ______ are found in a particular area.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Weathering is the breakdown of rocks into very small particles by gravity, _____, wind, and ice

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Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth's surface by...

• forming new land features.

• washing away beaches.

• breaking down large rocks in to smaller ones.

• moving topsoil.

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112.19.b.8.B

Change to Earth’s surface that occurs in a short period of time is...

• Rapid Change

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the primary cause of erosion?

• Wind, water, and ice.

• Volcanic activity.

• Earthquakes.

• Human activities.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by natural forces?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Volcanism

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is called _________.

• fossils
• weathering
• erosion
• intrusion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The dropping off and settling of sediments to the bottom of a lake or river is called

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1