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- 1. Multiple Choice
How do river deltas change over time?
More and more sediments build up around the delta from deposition
Water erosion wears away land and rocks turn to pebbles.
Smaller rivers disappear and the sediments is not deposited
Fewer sediments are deposited in to the river.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Glaciers are masses of ice that move slowly on land. Which of these features was most likely formed by a glacier?
A wide valley
A deep ocean
A lava flow
A mountain range
- 3. Multiple Choice
A student hiking in a rocky area notices that wide, deep cracks have formed in some of the large rocks. Some of the rocks have broken apart. Which process most likely caused the rocks to crack?
Erosion by wind
Fast-moving rivers
Water freezing and thawing
Sediments being deposited
- 4. Multiple Choice
A wide U-shaped valley was most likely formed by---
glaciers melting and moving sediment
a hurricane
melting snow
wind and water
- 5. Multiple Choice
A rocky beach by the ocean undergoes weathering over time. When the rocks erode, what will NOT be deposited on the beach?
sand
shell fragments
bigger rocks
sediments
- 6. Multiple Choice
This is an area of land that changed over hundreds of years. What process changed the shape of the rock layers over time?
Deposition
Erosion
Evaporation
Compaction
- 7. Multiple Choice
This experiment is modeling weathering and erosion by water. What landform could they be modeling using the stream table shown
A glacier
A plain
A canyon
A cave
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is erosion?
movement of soil from one place to another
rocks being broken by rain
heat from inside the Earth melting rocks
the dropping off of sediment
- 9. Multiple Choice
What caused this sea arch to form?
Wind and ice hit the rock and wore it away
Ocean waves hit the rock and broke off pieces
Glacier movement wore it down
Deposition of sediment caused it to break down.
- 10. Multiple Choice
This landform is called a sand dune. How are sand dunes formed?
Ocean waves
Glaciers melting
Winds blowing sediments
Running water
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of these was the major reason this canyon was formed?
movement of wind
underground hot springs
movement of glaciers
movement of water
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following could a student conclude is TRUE about Rock A and Rock B?
Rock A has been weathered more than Rock B
Rock B has been weathered more than Rock A?
Rock A and B have been weathered the same
- 13. Multiple Choice
What landform is formed from the deposition of sediments?
Deltas
Glaciers
Canyons
Ocean
- 14. Multiple Choice
This desert arch was formed by
moving water
ocean waves
moving wind
ice melting
- 15. Multiple ChoiceHow does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—keeps the rocks in place.makes the rocks last longer.expands cracks and breaks rocks.causes rocks to fall in landslides.
- 16. Multiple Choice
The three main causes of weathering are
Ice, moon, and tides
Water, wind, and fire
Ice, Wind, and Water
Moon, tides, Earth's rotation
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA cliff formed near the ocean. Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?Warm air melted the rock.Sun rays evaporated the rock.Ocean waves washed away rock.Plant roots pushed away the rock.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?DepositionLandslideWeatheringErosion
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?WavesGravityGlaciersWind
- 20. Multiple Choice
Daniel found this rock with pieces of shells in it. What can he conclude about what type of area this rock came from?
A dry desert
A forest area
Top of a mountain
An ocean
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