Inspire Science Earth's Changing Features

Which of the following can happen when water interacts with rock formations? Select all that apply.

• climate changes

• sediment forms

• rain falls

• high tide occurs

• a canyon forms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A _____________ can be caused by winds and waves from a hurricane forcing water onshore.

storm surge or flood plain

All of Earth’s liquid and solid water make up the ____________.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which is an example of a process that can slowly change the surface of Earth?

• earthquakes

• landslides

• volcanoes

• glaciers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Anna goes to the same beach with her family every summer. This year she noticed that the beach was smaller than last year. What might have caused the beach to change over the years?

• A volcano erupted and lava flowed over the beach.

• Oxygen in the air reacted with the sand.

• Wind and water eroded the beach.

• The cold weather caused the beach to change.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Oceans are one of Earth's four systems.

• True

• False

How is erosion an effect of the hydrosphere?

• Erosion can be caused by moving water.

• Erosion can be caused by precipitation.

• The movement of glaciers causes erosion.

• The hydrosphere contains all of the land on Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How does erosion shape the land?

• Earth's surface is changed by living things.

• Erosion does not change the shape of the land.

• Erosion happens only in the winter.

• Erosion carries the sediment and rock to another location, which changes the shape of the land.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Match the definition to the word.

The dropping off of eroded soil and bits of rock is:

• flood plain

• glacier

• deposition

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Match the definition to the word.

Land near a body of water that is likely to flood:

• flood plain

• glacier

• deposition

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2