Landforms

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What continues to shape canyons?

• fast moving water
• slow moving water
• rocks weathering
• rocks eroding

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What landform is this?

• valley
• delta
• river
• canyon

What land form is this?

• valley
• canyon
• mountain
• plain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Canyons are caused by

• Constructive Processes

• Destructive Processes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The photograph shows a canyon in northern Arizona. Which of these best describes how this canyon was most likely formed?

• Floods eroded the sandstone away from the canyon walls

• Glaciers eroded the canyon rock as they melted and moved.

• Ice wedged into cracks in the rock and weathered the canyon walls

• Wind blew large rocks that smashed against the canyon walls.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A wide U-shaped valley is shown in photograph. This valley is most likely formed by -

• Flash flooding

• a glacier

• a hurricane

• melting snow

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Several landforms are listed in the table below. The right hand side is blank. When completed, it will list major processes that create each landform. To which landform or landforms should the process deposition belong to?

• Canyon only

• Delta

• Canyon and Sand dune only

• Delta and sand dune only

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