River Erosion and Deposition Exit Ticket

Which particles will be transported by a stream moving at a velocity of 5 cm/s?

• A) pebbles, sand, silt, and clay, only

• B) sand, silt, and clay, only

• C) silt and clay, only

• D) clay, only

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

As a quartz pebble is transported by a stream, the pebble will become more rounded as a result of

• A) dissolving as water is running over the rock

• B) abrasion by colliding with other rocks

• C) deposition in well-sorted layers

• D) resistance to weathering and erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The greatest amount of erosion is most likely occurring at locations

• A and B

• B and C

• C and D

• D and A

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The landscape feature labeled A is best described as

• A) a delta

• B) a flood plain

• C) a water table

• D) an escarpment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the largest type of sediment that could be transported at location B?

• A) silt

• B) sand

• C) pebbles

• D) cobbles

Which table represents the most probable stream

velocity recordings at each location?

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which table indicates where the greatest stream velocity and the greatest rate of stream erosion occur?

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What is the approximate minimum stream velocity

required to transport the smallest particles of sand?

• A) 1.0 cm/s

• B) 0.7 cm/s

• C) 0.3 cm/s

• D) 0.1 cm/s

The stream bank on the outside of this meander is steeper than the stream bank on the inside of this

meander because the water on the outside of this meander is moving

• A) slower, causing more deposition

• B) slower, causing more erosion

• C) faster, causing more deposition

• D) faster, causing more erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which cross section best represents the valley shape

where a rapidly flowing stream is cutting into the

bedrock in a mountainous area?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4