Erosion and Deposition Practice

A landslide is an example of

• river deposition

  
  

• glacial scouring

  
  

• mass movement

  
  

• chemical weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which rock material was most likely transported to its present location by a glacier?

• rounded sand grains found in a river delta

  
  

• rounded grains found in a sand dune

  
  

• residual soil found on a flat plain

  
  

• unsorted loose gravel found in hills

The map below shows a meandering stream as it enters a lake. The arrow shows the direction of stream flow. Points A through D represent locations on the surface of the stream. The greatest stream velocities are found closest to points

• A and B

  
  

• B and C

  
  

• C and D

  
  

• D and A

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The photograph below shows scratched and polished bedrock produced by weathering and erosion.

Which agent of erosion most likely carried sediment that scratched and polished this bedrock surface?

• a moving glacier

  
  

• running water

  
  

• wave action

  
  

• wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which profile best shows the general depositional pattern that occurs when water from a stream enters the ocean?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A stream is transporting the particles W, X, Y, and Z, shown below.

Which particle will most likely settle to the bottom first as the velocity of this stream decreases?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Sediment is deposited in a river delta because the

• velocity of the river decreases

  
  

• force of gravity decreases

  
  

• volume of the river increases

  
  

• gradient of the river increases

The map below shows a meandering stream. Points A, B, C, and D represent locations along the stream bottom.

At which location is the greatest amount of sediment most likely being deposited?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which cross section best represents the pattern of sediments deposited on the bottom of a lake as the velocity of the stream entering the lake steadily decreased?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Base your answer on the diagram below, which represents the landscape features associated with a meandering river. Letters W, X, Y, and Z represent locations on the floodplain.

During transport by this river, a sediment particle will most likely become

• more rounded

  
  

• more dense

  
  

• heavier

• larger

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1