Land Changes B and C

How does a glacier change the Earth's surface?

• melting ice

• scraping sediments

• triggering landslides

• condensing water vapor

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Lakes and valleys can be formed by _____.

• deltas

• glaciers

• erosion of sand

• waves crashing

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____ of water is how much water soil holds in.

• Reversal

• Resolving

• Resorting

• Retention

Nonrenewable resources ________.

• can be replaced easily.

• take millions of years to replace

• never run out

• don't need to be conserved

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The breaking down of rock is known as _____.

• erosion

• a landform

• weathering

• deposition

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Weathering, erosion, and deposition are caused by _____.

• wind

• water

• ice

• all of the above

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Fossil fuels are formed when dead plants and animals undergo ____ over many years.

• heat and pressure

• heat

• pressure

• none of the above

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The creation of a delta is an example of _____.

• erosion

• a landform

• weathering

• deposition

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Thirty years ago, there were many pebbles on a beach. Now there are no pebbles. What could have happened?

• An animal moved all of the pebbles.

• The sun melting the pebbles.

• The waves broke down the pebbles into sediments.

• A glacier eroded the pebbles.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

An example of a slow change to Earth's surface is _____.

• a volcano erupting

• a landslide

• a glacier creating a valley

• an earthquake

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