4.4 Wave Erosion

Waves ERODE the land by

• picking up sediment like sand and gravel

• abrasion

• impact

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Waves shape the coast through erosion by breaking down rocks and ________ sand and sediment

• moving

• flying

• dropping

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

When waves hit rocks with huge force, it causes rocks to

• not change

• break apart

• get larger

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Where rock is softer, waves erode it faster

• True

• Flase

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Over time the waves may erode a small hollow area in a part of a rock called a

• sea cave

• sea arch

• beach

• non of the above

When waves erode softer a layer of softer rock and becomes completely hollowed through

• sea cave

• sea arch

• beach

• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Where wave-washed sediment along a coast drops

• sea arch

• sea cave

• beach

• None of the above

A wave DEPOSITION includes which feature?

• sea arch

• sea cave

• beach

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following is considered a wave EROSION feature

• beach

• kettle

• oxbow lake

• sea cave

Which of the following is considered a wave EROSION feature

• alluvial fan

• beach

• sea arch

• plucking