Erosion & Deposition by Surface Water, Groundwater, & Glaciers)

The process that moves weathered rock, soil and organic material from place to place.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• accumulation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Material moved from place to place and made of weathered rock and organic matter.

• sediment

• debris

• particles

• flows

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The agent of erosion that is most widely and consistently changing Earth's surface.

• glaciers

• waves

• wind

• water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Water that does not soak into the soil, yet moves over the surface of the land.

• runoff

• waterfall

• groundwater

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The amount of runoff in an area depends on which of the following factors?

• vegetation to hold soil in place, amount of rain, soil type

• climate, number of rivers nearby, amount of erosion

• deposition, tributaries, the extent of the flood plain

• erosion, condensation, amount of precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which statement best describes the process that forms a stream?

• sheet erosion digs a deep channel

• small gullies enlarge to form rills, which deepen to form a stream

• water flows down a v-shaped valley

• sheet erosion leads to tiny rills that enlarge to form gullies, which join to form a stream

Only contain water after it rains.

• gullies

• streams

• tributaries

• waterfalls

A stream or river that runs into another stream or river.

• tributary

• meander

• rill

• gully

When sediment is dropped down at a new location.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• composition

Rivers form these valleys.

• v-shaped

• u-shaped

• new

• round