Erosion Review

The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

• faults

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Erosion is a _______ process.

Erosion is the process that moves weather​ (a)   from one place to​ (b)  

• rock

• another.

• sand

• the same place.

Erosion is caused by​ water,​ (a)   ,​​ (b)   ,​ or gravity.

• wind

• ice

• the sun

• earthquakes

Rivers wear away rock leaving deep, narrow valleys called

• mountains

• plains

• canyons

• volcanos

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

___________ move SLOWLY over land moving sediment and carving valleys.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What can slow down erosion?

• weather

• humans

• water

• vegetation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of

• Weathering

• Erosion

• A mess

• A nice place to swim

All BUT _________ directly causes erosion.

• ice

• rain

• wind

• sunlight

It took thousands of years to form this canyon.  What MOST LIKELY caused the formation of the canyon?

• a volcano

• an earthquake

• a rushing river

• a tectonic shift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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