Virginia Earth Science Wind & Ice Erosion

Wind acts as a transporting agent during times such as a ​ (a)   and Glaciers act as a transporting agent when they ​ (b)   a mountain.

Glaciers and streams are similar in that the ​ (c)   the faster they move.

• dust storm
• slide down
• steeper the slope

Most of the ocean's surface waves are caused by the​ (a)   .

The size of the waves is determined by ​ (b)   ,

the length of time the wind blows in ​ (c)   ,

And the ​ (d)   the wind has blown across water.

This distance is known as the ​ (e)   .

• wind
• wind speed
• one direction
• distance
• fetch

Which is not related to tidal effects:

• length of time the wind blows

• the distance the wind has blown across the water

• tsunamis

• wind speed

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Water particles move in ________ paths in waves.

• Circular

• Vertical

• Horizontal

• square

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Label the parts of the wave

a

b

c

trough

Wavelength

crest

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

When a wave reaches shallow water the along the shore, ​ (a)   causes the bottom of the wave to move more slowly than the ​ (b)   , which falls over on the shore forming a breaker resulting in the foaming water called ​ (c)   .

The water from the breaking wave washes up on shore as swash moving ​ (d)   .

As gravity pulls the water back, the​ (e)   rolls beach materials toward the ocean.

• friction
• crest
• surf
• sand forward
• backwash

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Match the following

• Groin

• 
• Longshore current

• 
• Black sand beach made of Basaltic lava

• 
• Jettie

• 
• Surf zone

• 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6