U2.L1: Erosion & Deposition Ohio Science Fusion

What is the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another?

• erosion

• floodplain

• delta

• shoreline

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is an area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks?

• deposition

• delta

• alluvial fan

• beach

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream?

• sandbar

• alluvial fan

• beach

• barrier island

What is the boundary between land and a body of water?

• delta

• beach

• shoreline

• sandbar

What is a low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea?

• alluvial fan

• groundwater

• beach

• barrier island

What is the process in which material is laid down?

• shoreline

• deposition

• alluvial fan

• beach

What is a fan-shaped mass of rock material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply?

• alluvial fan

• groundwater

• beach

• barrier island

What is the water that is beneath Earth's surface?

• delta

• beach

• floodplain

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is an area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment?

• delta

• deposition

• alluvial fan

• beach

What is a long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore?

• deposition

• delta

• delta

• beach