Changing Landforms - Ch. 2

An illustration that shows how something works or what its parts are

• erosion

• diagram

• scale

• landform

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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When rock, soil or sand is worn down and moved from one place to another

• erosion

• diagram

• geologist

• landform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What can make landforms change?

• water

• geologist

• diagram

• revise

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Can fast flowing water in a stream move a boulder?

• Yes, it can move a boulder.

• No, it cannot move a boulder.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The shape of a landform changes when water causes pieces of rock to break off.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Scientists base their ideas on evidence. If they gather new evidence that changes their ideas about how something happens, they ___________ their original diagrams.

• revise

• keep

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What happens when water hits a cliff?

• the landform never changes

• the landform stays the same

• tiny pieces of rock break off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Scientists often have to think about things on a very different scale.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A long time ago, an arch had a small opening. Now, the arch has a larger opening. What changed?

• Where the arch is located

• The size of the arch

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2