Earth Science (Landforms, Sedimentary Rock and Fossil Fuels)

A river that slows down as it approaches an ocean may form which of the following landforms?

• Beach

• Delta

• Valley

• Volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What landform is created when a glacier slowly travels across the land?

• Fault line

• Canyon

• Sandbar

• Valley

What agent of erosion causes dune deposits?

• Wind

• Ice

• Water

• Mr. Hampf

Canyons are formed when...

• water expands as it freezes and breaks the rock down

• A river floods and flows over land

• Wind blows sediments up to form the sides of the canyon

• Bulldozers break down the middle of the canyon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The higher the slope of the land, the...

• More weathering and erosion

• Less weathering and erosion

• More vegetation in the area

• Less deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following is NOT a property of sedimentary rocks

• Layers

• Different colors

• Air pockets

• shells or other fossils

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What are sediments?

• Smaller pieces of rock

• A type of peat

• Dead organisms

• Big boulders

Which of the following landforms are found in a cave?

• Delta

• Pool of water

• Moraine

• Column

Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil fuel?

• Natural Gas

• Coal

• Wood

• Petroleum

What processes form sedimentary rock?

• Heat and Pressure

• Compaction and Pressure

• Compression and Deposition

• Compaction and Cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1