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- 1. Multiple ChoiceRocks being made smooth by tumbling across a streambedWeatheringErosionDeposition
- 2. Multiple ChoiceFlood waters moving soil from one location to anotherWeatheringErosionDeposition
- 3. Multiple ChoicePlants prevent soil erosion by-holding dirt in place with their rootsproviding food for herbivoresthe process of photosynthesisreleasing water into the atmosphere through transpiration
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...depositionerosionweatheringfaults
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called...sedimenterosionweatheringdeposition
- 6. Multiple ChoiceHow does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—keeps the rocks in placemakes the rocks last longerexpands cracks and breaks rockscauses rocks to fall in landslides
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is mechanical weathering?Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.Rocks are broken down through chemical changes.Rocks are worn away from acid in plant roots.Rocks broken down by machinery. - 8. Multiple ChoiceSand settles on the beach after waves dropped it there. This is an example of...WeatheringErosionDepositionDragging
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of weathering is it when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock?chemical weatheringphysical weatheringerosion
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe ___________of a mountain weathers the fastestbottommiddletopall parts weather the same
- 11. Multiple ChoiceRain washing away soil from a hillsideWeatheringErosionDeposition
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWind blowing sand from one location to anotherWeatheringErosionDeposition
- 13. Multiple ChoiceDeltas are built up by -depositionleachingabrasionerosion
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThese rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:ice wedgingacid rainpermeabilityabrasion
- 15. Multiple ChoiceCarbonic acid is formed from.RustIron and oxygenCarbon dioxide and waterPollutants in the air
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAcid rain forms when..Glaciers move across bedrock and form striations.When fossil fuels (coal, oil, or gas) is burned and combine with water vapor.When iron and oxygen combine.The wind blows causing abrasion.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich process is most directly related to constructing new land?erosionpollutingdepositionweathering
- 18. Multiple ChoiceDeposition changes the Earth’s surface because bits of broken rock and soil _____.stop rivers from flowing.make rich farmlands.are dropped in new places.move very slowly.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceMuddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example ofWeatheringErosionDepositionA nice place to swim
- 20. Multiple Choice
Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down is an example of
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
An avalanche
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThis is the process of dropping sediment in a new location.WeatheringErosionDeposition
- 22. Multiple ChoiceDeposited material at the end of a river is called?landformdeltacanyon
- 23. Multiple Choice
Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers is called?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
- 24. Multiple Choice
Waves dropping sand on the beach is called?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
- 25. Multiple Choice
Water that is found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock is called:
Groundwater
River
Surface water
Snow
- 26. Multiple Choice
What is the best definition of a water table?
The level to which a river rises when it floods
The boundary between the land and the ocean
The top of the saturated zone in an aquifer
The top of the unsaturated zone in an aquifer
- 27. Multiple Choice
Groundwater is replenished by ………………..
rocks
pumping
well
rainwater
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWater flows through permeable materials ____________________ than impermeable materials.slowerfaster
- 29. Multiple ChoiceImpermeable materials...have an abundance of pores.let water in.have little to no pores.
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