4.10B Vocabulary Quiz

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

1. Delta

• a triangular shaped landform at the mouth of a river
• the breaking down of larger rocks into sediment
• the movement of sediment
• a large, slow-moving chunk of ice

2. Deposition

• the dropping off of sediment in a new location
• a triangular shaped landform at the mouth of a river
• the breaking down of larger rocks into sediment
• a large, slow-moving chunk of ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

3. Erosion

• the movement of sediment
• the dropping off of sediment in a new location
• a triangular shaped landform at the mouth of a river
• a large, slow-moving chunk of ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

4. Glacier

• a large, slow-moving chunk of ice
• the dropping off of sediment in a new location
• a triangular shaped landform at the mouth of a river
• the breaking down of larger rocks into sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

5. Weathering

• the breaking down of larger rocks into sediment
• the dropping off of sediment in a new location
• a triangular shaped landform at the mouth of a river
• a large, slow-moving chunk of ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

6. Sediment

• a small piece of rock
• the dropping off of sediment in a new location
• the breaking down of larger rocks into sediment
• the movement of sediment

7. Which of the following descriptions is about a sand dune?

• Found at the mouth of fast-flowing rivers, like the Mississippi. Formed by water erosion and deposition.
• Found in high mountainous areas, like the northwestern US and India. Formed by glacial weathering and erosion.
• Found in deserts and along coastlines, like the Sahara desert. Formed by wind erosion and deposition.

8. Which of the following descriptions is about a delta?

• Found at the mouth of fast-flowing rivers, like the Mississippi. Formed by water erosion and deposition.
• Found in high mountainous areas, like the northwestern US and India. Formed by glacial weathering and erosion.
• Found in deserts and along coastlines, like the Sahara desert. Formed by wind erosion and deposition.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

9. Which of the following descriptions is about a U-shaped valley?

• Found at the mouth of fast-flowing rivers, like the Mississippi. Formed by water erosion and deposition.
• Found in high mountainous areas, like the northwestern US and India. Formed by glacial weathering and erosion.
• Found in deserts and along coastlines, like the Sahara desert. Formed by wind erosion and deposition.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2