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- 1. Multiple ChoiceRain washing away soil from a hillsideWeatheringErosion
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWater getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apartWeatheringErosion
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWind blowing sand from one location to anotherWeatheringErosion
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...weatheringerosion
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...weatheringerosion
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An avalanche is an example of which process?WeatheringErosionDepositionVolcanic Eruption - 7. Multiple ChoiceThe process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is calledWeatheringErosionDepositionDecomposition
- 8. Multiple ChoiceOver long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.forming new land features.breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.washing away beaches.moving topsoil.
- 9. 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.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?DepositionLandslideWeatheringErosion
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?WavesGravityGlaciersWind
- 12. Multiple ChoiceMuddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example ofWeatheringErosionDepositionA nice place to swim
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHow do plants weather rocks?During photosynthesisWhen roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.Plants don't weather rocks.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceFlood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down is an example ofWeatheringErosionDepositionAn avalanche
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the wearing away or breaking down of rocks called?DepositionErosionGlaciersWeathering
- 16. Multiple Choicethe breakdown of rock into smaller pieces of the same rock without any change in its compositionmechanical weatheringchemical weatheringerosiondeposition
- 17. Multiple ChoiceSelect the answer that shows the order of events a rock goes through.erosion, weathering, depositionweathering, erosion, depositiondeposition, weathering erosionerosion, deposition, weathering
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?depositionlandslideweatheringerosion
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWeathering causes rocks and minerals to break into smaller pieces. Which event is the best example of weathering?a raindrop splashing in a lakea snowball rolling down a mountaina tree root growing into the crack of a rock
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThese gravestones have slowly broken down and turned a blackish color due to the action of:ice wedgingabrasionacid rainmechanical weathering
- 21. Multiple ChoiceMajor causes of weathering includeAnimalsPlantsWeather and WaterAll of the above
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWeeds growing into the cracks in a sidewalk and the sidewalk begins to crumble is an example of:mechanical weatheringchemical weathering
- 23. Multiple ChoicePotholes forming in the road after a cold winter is an example of:mechanical weatheringchemical weathering
- 24. Multiple ChoiceA metal statue slowly turning green after years of being outside is an example of:mechanical weatheringchemical weathering
- 25. Multiple ChoiceRocks along a riverbed that are smoothed from continuously moving water and sediment rubbing against them is an example of:mechanical weatheringchemical weathering
- 26. Multiple ChoiceAcid rain wearing away the face of a marble gravestone or statue is an example of?mechanical weatheringchemical weathering
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.weatheringerosiondepositionjackhammering
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThe process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.weatheringerosiondepositiondumptruck
- 29. 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
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWeathering can change roads, sidewalks, buildings and sculptures over time.FalseTrue
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