Earth's Surface Landforms

A teacher set up the model shown to represent the formation of a landform. What landform does this model most likely represent?

• Delta

• Cave

• Canyon

• Sand dune

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A canyon with tall, vertical sides is shown. Which of the following most likely led to the formation of this canyon?

• Rapidly moving water

• A hurricane

• Burrowing animals

• Volcanic activity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind, water, and ice change Earth’s surface. Which landform was most likely formed by the slow movement of glaciers?

• Arch

• River delta

• V-shaped valley

• U-shaped valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What agent of change is most likely responsible for the formation of the land features labeled in the image?

• Water

• Wind

• Glaciers

• Mud

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is this landform?

• delta

• canyon

• valley

• sand dune

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What landform?

• Lake

• Delta

• Cave

• Island

Which pair of landforms are the result of the same agent of change? Note: The agents are wind, water or ice.

• A canyon and V-shaped valley

• A U-shaped valley and delta

• A sand dune and cave

• A delta and sand dune

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The characteristics of a valley are described.

This valley was most likely formed by –

• a slow-moving glacier

• a thunderstorm

• heavy winds

• moving water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The student created a model for his Science Class. Which model best represents the formation of a delta?

• A student carefully placed pieces of gravel in a hill.

• A student set up a tray of sand and blew through a straw to form a hill of sand.

• A student poured water into a stream table filled with dirt and observed sediments get deposited at the end of the table in a triangular shape.

• A student packed damp sand in a tray then scraped a large ice cube along the bottom.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

While on a field trip, students observed sand dunes and wrote the following list of observations. This sand dune was most likely formed by –

• Flooding

• Massive glaciers

• Wind

• Volcanic activity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2