Erosion and Deposition by Wind, Ice, and Gravity

Dunes are a product of ________________.

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is a force that works to pull material downslope?

• Gravity

• Water

• Climate

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What do glaciers leave behind as they move?

• Sediment

• Chunks of ice

• Glacial drift

• Terminal moraine

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Aretes, cirques, horns and u-shaped valleys are examples of

• Alpine glaciers

• Continental glaciers

• The seven wonders of the world

• Desert landforms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is an example of erosion? (Check all that apply)

• Landslide

• Glacial drift

• Mudflow

• Creep

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind blowing sand from one location to another.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Sand is dropped when the wind stops blowing and forms sand dunes.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

A mudslide flowing down a steep hill.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When glaciers melt, they drop the rocks they were carrying.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Rocks get ​ (a)   by weathering, ​ (b)   through erosion, and ​ (c)   somewhere else through deposition.

• broken down

• moved

• deposited or dropped

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4