Review for Concept Assessment

Water flowing from a garden hose causes the soil to be washed down the hill. This is an example of ______.

• deposit

• glacier

• erosion

• sedimentation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A fan shaped mass of mud and other sediment that forms where a river enters a large body of water is called a __?

• canyon

• delta

• dune

• valley

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Which is evidence that a glacier causes erosion?

• a glacier that slowly retreats over time

• large scrapes on the surface of glacier

• snow that is more compacted each year

• deep cuts in land over which a glacier moves

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The surface of the Earth is shaped by:

• ice

• water

• wind

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which statement about erosion is TRUE?

• A river can cut through rock.

• Earth materials are built up by the process of erosion.

• Water cannot move heavy rocks.

• Most erosion happens quickly.

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