stream erosion and deposition

Which of the following statements is not true?

• Water causes more erosion on slopes without plants
• Water flows from higher to lower ground
• Faster water erodes more sediment
• As water slows, smaller particles are deposited first

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The steeper the slope, the ________ the stream.

• Slower
• Broader
• Faster
• Curvier

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Streams with steep gradients have a(n) _____ velocity than those with gentle gradients.

• Greater
• Lesser
• Average
• None of these

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is a floodplain?

• The area near a river that floods when water levels get to be too high.

• The area near a river that looks boring or dull.

• The process of water levels going over a river or stream bank.

• Water gathering on the surface of the Earth because it doesn't seep into the ground.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The process when soil or rock are left or placed in a new location.

• Erosion
• Weathering
• Mass movement
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which particles will be transported by a stream moving at a velocity of 5 cm/s?

• pebbles, sand, silt, and clay, only

• sand, silt, and clay, only

• silt and clay, only

• clay, only

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Compared to the stream velocity between point X and point Y, the stream velocity between point Y and point Z is most likely

• greater, since the slope of the land decreases

• greater, since the slope of the land increases

• less, since the slope of the land decreases

• less, since the slope of the land increases

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Erosion is most likely greatest at locations

• A and B

• B and C

• C and D

• D and A

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which two locations have the greatest stream velocities?

• A and B

• B and C

• C and D

• D and A

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which landform is produced at location E where the Mississippi River enters the Gulf of Mexico?

• delta

• drumlin

• tributary

• floodplain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2