Changes to Land (5.7B)

Select all that apply.

Which statement(s) correctly describes how a landform is formed?

• A canyon is formed with a river carves the landscape creating two steep sides.

• A u-shaped valley is formed when glaciers slowly move across the landscape.

• A delta is formed at the mouth of a river when flowing water slows and deposits sediments.

• A sand dune is formed when wind picks up sediments away and drop it at a new location.

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This photograph shows a fence between a cliff and a road. What is most likely the main reason this fence was built?

• To stop sediments from sliding and blowing into the road and covering it up

• To prevent a delta from forming at the bottom of the cliff

• To keep water off the road

• To prevent marine animals from nesting on the road

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A student on a field trip observed a valley and wondered how it was formed. The student recored the valley had a round-bottom floors. How was this valley formed?

• earthquakes

• volcanic activity

• a flood with rapid moving water

• the movement of a glacier

This investigation models the main process that formed the a ____________.

• Canyon

• Cave

• Sand Dune

• Mountain

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This investigation models the main process that formed the a ____________.

• Canyon

• Cave

• Delta

• Sand Dune

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In west Texas, there is almost 4,000 acres of sand dunes some of the dunes are as tall as 6 story building. The dunes in the park are formed by -

Select all that apply.

Which will change the size and shape of a delta over time?

• High and low tides

• the size of sediments carried by the river

• hunting and fishing in the delta

• waves from the ocean

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Hot water is poured on the model everyday. What landform does the model best represent?

• Fossil Fuel

• Caves

• Delta

• Sand Dunes

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What statement describes how a canyon is formed?

• Floods

• Glaciers

• Ice wedging into cracks

• Wind

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This valley was most likely formed by -

• flash flood

• glacier

• hurrican

• melting snow

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