Destructive Processes Review (JDES)

Two of Earth’s plates pushed together, and the ground moved. What happened?

• a landslide

• an earthquake

• a volcano

• an avalanche

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What MOST likely caused the roots of the tree to be exposed?

• The soil was removed by flowing water.

• The roots absorbed the soil around them.

• The soil was evaporated with the water.

• The roots grew out of the soil into the air.

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

A class planted trees and shrubs in an empty dirt lot beside the school. The roots of the plants can help protect the soil. The soil is MOST likely being protected from what?

• a drought

• wind erosion

• an earthquake

• water pollution

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

At some places in Florida, sand on the beaches is being reduced. New sand is brought from other areas and spread on the beaches. What process causes this reduction to the beach sand?

• earthquakes

• landslides

• weathering

• erosion

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Sandra visited a national park where she saw a rock formation. Which process MOST likely formed the shape of this rock?

• earthquakes shifting the rock

• wind eroding the rock

• water freezing in the cracks of rocks

• waves depositing sediment to form rocks

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

NGSS.4-ESS1-1

Hannah’s class was learning how rapidly some changes can happen on Earth. Which event causes the fastest change to the surface of Earth?

• a wave crashing on a beach

• an earthquake cracking a road

• wind blowing against a mountain

• water flowing in a riverbed

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

The pictures show the same beach at two different times. Which is the MOST likely cause of the beach getting smaller?

• deposition of sand

• erosion of sand by waves

• sand dissolving in the water

• gravity pulling sand away from the beach

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Sinkholes can form in areas where water passes through rock beneath the surface of the land.The formation of sinkholes from water is caused by

• freezing.

• earthquakes.

• waves.

• weathering.

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Which of these is MOST likely caused by the action of water, wind, and animals?

• volcanic eruptions

• earthquakes

• erosion

• mountains

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Which process turns a large rock into a pile of smaller stones?

• sedimentation

• fossilizing

• deposition

• weathering

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1