Amplify Science Changing Landforms

What is the name of the area where one crust slides underneath another

• Transform zone

• subduction zone

• Divergent zone

• School zone

The place where two plates meet.

• Plate

• Continent

• Plate Boundary

• Landform

What is a force in which sediments have been moved from one place and released (dropped) in another place?

• deposition

• weathering

• glacier

• sink hole

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following accurately describes erosion and weathering?

• Weathering breaks rocks apart; erosion moves the rock

• Erosion and weathering break rock into smaller pieces

• Erosion breaks rocks apart; weathering moves the rock

• Erosion is a physical process; weathering is chemical

What does fast moving water carry away during the process of erosion?

• ice

• sediment

• trees

• huge rocks

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

What type of weathering causes this to happen?

• Abrasion

• Release of Pressure

• Freezing and Thawing

• Wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

What causes rivers to drop sediment they are carrying?

• They speed up

• They slow down

• They flood

• The sediment builds up until there is too much to carry

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2