4/8 - Science Warmup (SB-D7)

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4 Nsɛmmisa

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Match each word to its definition.

- The carrying of loose sediments from one place to another by wind, water, or ice

- The breakdown of rocks into smaller particles of sediment by wind, water, or ice

- The settling of sediments by wind, water, or ice

- A landform resulting from a current slowing down and depositing sediment at the mouth of a river

Mmuae Afoforo a Wobɛpaw:

Deposition

Erosion

Weathering

Delta

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This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.

The image below shows a change that has occurred to Earth’s surface slowly over time.

Part A

Which natural force caused the formation of the landform shown?

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Students on a field trip observed a valley and wondered how it was formed. The three major characteristics of the valley were recorded.
This valley was most likely formed by -

a rapid series of earthquakes

volcanic activity

a flood with rapidly moving water

the movement of a glacier

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the number and height of tides along the shore

the amount and size of sediments carried by the river and streams

the amount of hunting and fishing in the delta

the number and size of waves from the ocean that reach the shore

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