Weather, Erosion, and Deposition

Slow forces that build up landforms or create new landforms through deposition.

• destructive forces

• constructive forces

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Forces that can be fast or slow that destroy landforms through weathering.

• destructive forces

• constructive forces

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and tornadoes are examples of...

• destructive forces

• constructive forces

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Wind, water, ice, and gravity are all causes of...

• weathering

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A deep valley with steep sides is called a...

• canyon

• mountain

• hill

• plateau

Sand dunes might be found...

• in a creek

• in the mountains

• at the beach

• on a plateau

Mesas are similar to which two landforms?

• canyons and valleys

• buttes and plateaus

• mountains and hills

• cliffs and sand dunes

An area of land completely surrounded by water is...

• a valley

• a hill

• a butte

• an island

A slow destructive force that wears down and breaks rock into smaller pieces called sediments.

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

Constructive placement of sediments and other materials in a new place.

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4