The Adventure of Rocky and Sandy

When water, wind or ice wear down rocks and move the pieces around is called _____

• erosion

• solid

• river

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Water bumps into rocks, breaking off tiny pieces and carries them downstream.

• True

• False

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It takes a short time for rocks to break down.

• True

• False

Water gets into cracks in rocks and freezes. The effect is _________

• The rock cracks and breaks apart.

• The rock doesn't change.

• The rock likes the sunshine.

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Erosion can change the mountains and _________

• beaches

• clouds

• sky

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Do people work hard to slow down erosion?

• Yes

• No

People build barriers along the shorelines or hills. The effect of this is ____

• The water stops washing away too much soil and sand.

• The waves get higher.

• The hills get more trees.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The land can be active in different ways.

• False

• True

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The ______ the land, the more power water has to carry away soil and rocks.

• smaller

• flatter

• steeper

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The Earth stays the same and never changes.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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