Science Literacy The Changing Surface of Earth

The main idea of this passage is . . .

• Ice can break down and build up Earth's landscape

• Water can change the Earth's surface.

• Wind can shape Earth's landforms.

• The Earth's surface is always changing

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Which natural forces can create sediments?

• Wind and ice

• Moving air and moving water

• Water and ice

• Sunlight

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According to paragraph six, particles can pile up to form a dune. The word particles means:

• A hill of sand

• Large masses of ice

• Small pieces of matter

• Low-lying areas

What can you infer from the passage?

• Changes in the Earth's surface occur slowly

• Glaciers are dangerous

• You can see glaciers move

• Dunes last forever once they are formed.

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What does the author mean by the word carving in the passage?

• Creating sediment

• Making new mountains

• Cutting through land

• Dropping sediment

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In a valley created by a glacier, there are scratch or carvings on the side of the mountain. Explain how these glaciers caused these carvings into the side of the mountain.

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