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Erosion by Gravity
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6th Grade
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Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Landslides, mudslides, and rock falls are examples of erosion by ___________.
gravity
glaciers
wind
running water
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Piles of large rocks are often found at the bottoms of cliffs in mountainous regions. These piles of rocks were primarily formed by which agent of erosion?
running water
gravity
glaciers
wind
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How do rock and soil move downhill?
Gravity constantly pulls on everything on Earth, including rocks. When rocks are weakened and broken apart by weathering, gravity will pull them downhill. Gravity will also cause rocks to fall when a hillside or cliff is undercut by a river or waves along a shoreline, or when rock material and soil become saturated with water.
Erosion is the removal of weathered rock from one location to another. Most erosion is caused by water, ice, and wind,
A cavity in the ground, especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground.
very quickly
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is another name for the downhill movement of rock material and soil caused by gravity?
land wasting
mass wasting
mass slide
land mass
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a fast erosion event caused by moving water and gravity?
earthquake
frozen pipe
cracked sidewalk
mudslide
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A _____ occurs when weathered rock drops from a cliff and rolls and tumbles downhill.
flow
slide
fall
creep
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
_______ happens when a large mass of rock breaks off as a unit and slips down a hillside along a surface that is parallel to the slope.
flow
slide
fall
creep
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
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