Landforms Review

A state in the path of a hurricane would experience what type of weather conditions?

• Sunny and clear

• High wings and power outages

• Blizzard-like conditions with accumulating snowfall

• light rain and breezy conditions

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Sand erodes from the dunes over time. From which area will sand erode first?

• scrub

• dune field

• pioneer dune

• beach

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What does a hurricane need from the ocean?

• wind and tides

• waves and flooding

• salt and water

• heat and moisture

What is the best sign that glaciers used to cover an area?

• rocks have many scratches

• rocks contain fossils

• rocks are covered by moss

• rocks are deep underground

What can cause soil runoff?

• strong winds

• bright sunshine

• heavy rains

• high temperatures

Two of Earth's plates push together and the ground shakes.

• Landslide

• Volcano

• Hurricane

• Earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A stream running between two mountains is located in what?

• hill

• canyon

• valley

• plateau

Earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and hurricanes are examples of what?

• changes caused by gravity

• changes caused by storms

• slow changes to Earth's surface

• rapid changes to Earth's surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What can contribute to the greenhouse effect if a rainforest were to be destroyed by fire?

• threaten plant and animal life

• increase in water levels in the ocean

• by releasing carbon into the atmosphere

• increase in soil erosino

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

What weather event does not cause rapid erosion?

• A short rainfall

• hurricane

• tornado

• landslide