Slow Changes - Task Cards - NICHOLAS GLAESER | Library

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Which image shows sediment?

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Which image shows a canyon?

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Which image shows a sand dune?

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Which image shows a valley?

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Which event is an example of a slow change to Earth’s surface?

Volcanic eruption

Earthquake

Weathering

Landslide

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Which event is NOT an example of weathering?

Wind dropping off sediments to form a sand dune

Ice breaking a rock into smaller pieces

A river carving out a canyon

Wind and rain breaking off sediments from a rock

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Which image shows the effects of rock being weathered by wind?

Frost wedging

Glacial valley

River delta

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Which event is an example of deposition?

A river dropping off sediments at the mouth of the river

A river forming a valley

A river carrying sediments

A river carving out a canyon

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What is erosion?

The movement of sediment from one place to another

Small pieces of weathered rock

The dropping off of sediment in a new location

Frost wedging

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What is deposition?

The dropping off of sediment in a new location

The formation of a canyon

Frost wedging

The breaking down of larger rocks into smaller pieces

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What is a canyon?

A U-shaped valley formed by a glacier

A V-shaped valley formed by a river

A V-shaped valley formed by a glacier

A U-shaped valley formed by a river

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What is weathering?

The movement of sediment from one place to another

The dropping off of sediment in a new location

The breaking down of rock into sediment

Small pieces of sediment

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What is another word for a V-shaped valley?

Delta

Glacial valley

Sand dune

Canyon

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How are river deltas and sand dunes similar?

Both are formed by rain.

Both are formed by weathering.

Both are formed by ice.

Both are formed by deposition.

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How are glacial erosion and frost wedging similar?

Both involve wind.

Both involve deposition.

Both involve waves.

Both involve ice.

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How do U-shaped valleys and V-shaped valleys differ?

U-shaped valleys are formed by glaciers while V-shaped valleys are formed by rivers.

U-shaped valleys are formed by wind while V-shaped valleys are formed by ice.

U-shaped valleys are formed by rivers while V-shaped valleys are formed by glaciers.

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Which phrase belongs in the blank?

Mountain formed

Glacier formed

Canyon formed

U-shaped valley formed

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Which diagram shows the correct order of processes that result in slow changes to Earth’s surface?

Deposition → erosion → weathering

Deposition → weathering → erosion

Weathering → deposition → erosion

Weathering → erosion → deposition

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Which list includes only landforms that are formed due to deposition?

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What processes are shown in the diagram below?

Deposition to form a valley

Weathering to form a river delta

Weathering and erosion to form a valley

Deposition to form a sand dune

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