Changing Landforms - Ch. 4

What does "stable" mean?

• loose

• fixed and steady

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Some landforms are stable while other landforms are unstable.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Landforms with cracks or loose materials will most likely erode...

• quickly

• slowly

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Landforms with solid rocks might take...

• seconds to erode

• hundreds, thousands, or millions of years to erode

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

If a landform is made of loose materials, _________ can make it erode quickly.

• insects

• wind and water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Scientists use models to help them answer questions about the real world. Models are...

• exactly the same as the real world

• similar to and different from the real world

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What information about a cliff would help you explain why it might erode quickly?

• The cliff is brown.

• The cliff is made of loose soil and clay.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4