Erosion and Land Formation

Deposition is a process that

• dissolves sediment

• breaks down rock to form sediment

• removes sediment from landforms

• drops sediment to form landforms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Where do deltas form?

• In desert areas

• on the banks of rivers

• at river mouths

• in valleys formed by glaciers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What forms moraines?

• wind

• water

• glaciers

• valleys

What is weathering?

• the breakdown of rock

• the dropping of rock

• the movement of rock

• a type of climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What does erosion do?

• It physically breaks down rocks

• changes rocks chemically

• moves broken pieces of rocks

• changes sediment in rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which word names a force that pulls pieces of rock downhill (like during a landslide)

• gravity

• eruption

• weathering

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What occurs because gravity pulls objects down toward earth?

• hurricanes

• landslides

• tornados

• rain storm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of these do not play a role in weathering and erosion.

• wind and water

• ice and glass

• water and wind

• ice and wind

Rocks break down into sediments. Over time, the sediments eventually turn into grains of what?

• sand

• water

• ice

• chemicals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which landform is found where land meets ocean?

• plain

• valley

• coastline

• mountain