Changes to Land

Which of the following landforms is the result of a river carving out land by erosion?

• Canyon

• Sand dune

• Delta

• Mountain

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Students used a fan to blow piles of sand. This best models which of the following natural processes that create changes to the land?

• Weathering of rocks to make soil

• Deposition of sediments to form deltas

• Formation and movement of dunes

• Carving out plains to create canyons

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A farmer notices that soil on the farm has been decreasing over the past few months. What environmental factor is most likely related to the loss of the soil?

• Recent heavy rains

• Steady increase in temperatures

• Abundant crop yields

• Decrease in temperatures

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Dunes are large piles of sand that shift slowly around in deserts and on beaches. What causes the dune to move from place to place?

• Rushing rivers

• Blowing winds

• Freezing water

• Weathering rock

A river flowing across the rocky surface of the Earth could create which of the following?

• Dunes

• Mountains

• Canyon

• Hill

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What natural force formed the Grand Canyon by slowly cutting through the rock over many millions of years?

• A boulder

• A glacier

• A river

• A landslide

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Canyons and deltas are similar in that both form-

• due to the action of moving water

• high in the tallest mountains

• where lots of sediments collect

• in and around active volcanoes

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Which of these describes how a canyon was formed?

• strong winds eroded the canyon walls

• foods eroded the sandstone fro the canyon walls

• sediment built up along the river and turned into canyon walls

• glaciers moved through the area

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How is this delta formed?

• flowing river water eroded the soil at the mouth of the river

• flowing river water carried the soil and deposited it at the mouth of the river

• wind pushed soil from the land and deposited it at the mouth of the river

• water pressure pushed soil from the land and deposited it at the mouth of the river

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which of these is LEAST likely to cause a rapid change to the Earth's surface?

• volcano

• landslide

• earthquake

• deposition

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