Changing the Shape of Land

The plant will break the rock into smaller pieces as what happens?

• Insects eat the plant for food.

• The stem of the plant gets taller.

• The roots get longer and thicker.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The breakdown of solid materials into very small

particles by water, air, and natural events

• Vegetation

• Erosion

• Soil

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The gradual wearing down by wind, water, air, and natural events

• Weathering

• Gravity

• Erosion

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What will this look like after wind blows over a dune?

• Sand will be moved to a new location and be deposited

• The wind will cause a rainstorm

• The sand will stay in place

• The wind will create a sandstorm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What will it look like when Ocean waves crash against rocks?

• Over time the rocks will get larger

• Over time the waves will stop

• Over time the waves will get larger

• Over time the rocks will erode and get smaller

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What will it look like when water drips on a rock?

• Over time it will create a river

• Over time it will look like a lake

• Over time it will make the rock smooth where it is dripping

• Over time it will turn the rock to sand

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A ______ causes slow changes to Earth's surface?

• landslide

• glacier

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which best explains how glaciers affect the land?

• They cause weathering

• They cause erosion

• They cause weathering and erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A _____ causes new land to form when lava covers the landscape and cools.

• volcano

• landslide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A(n) ____ is a sudden movement of soil or rock from higher ground to lower ground.

• flood

• landslide

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2