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- 1. Multiple Choice
An avalanche carries snow from the top of a mountain, to the base. This is an example of which process?
WeatheringErosionDepositionVolcanic Eruption - 2. 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.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is calledWeatheringErosionDepositionDecomposition
- 4. Multiple ChoiceOver long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.
forming new landforms.
breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.washing away beaches.moving topsoil. - 5. 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.
- 6. Drag and Drop
(a) is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks.
DepositionLandslideWeatheringErosion - 7. 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.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Some landforms may take thousands to milions of years to to form. Select ALL of the examples that are a slow process.
Delta
Grand Canyon
U-Shape Valley
Earthquake
Landslide
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.WeatheringErosionDepositionCrop Rotation
- 10. Multiple ChoiceMuddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example ofWeatheringErosionDepositionA nice place to swim
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?A glacierAn icebergAn ice wedgeA sand dune
- 12. 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.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the wearing away or breaking down of rocks called?DepositionErosionGlaciersWeathering
- 14. Multiple ChoiceFlood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down is an example ofWeatheringErosionDepositionAn avalanche
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a slow change to Earth's surface?WeatheringErosionDepositionLandslides
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a fast change in Earth's surface?LandslidesErosionVolcanoes EruptingEarthquakes
- 17. Multiple Choice
A U-shaped Valley is formed by a-
River
Wind
Glacier
Rainfall
- 18. Multiple Choice
This image is a -
canyon
a delta
a landslide
a river
- 19. Multiple Choice
The sand dune was formed by-
Water
Ice
Wind
Snow
- 20. Multiple Choice
An Earthquake is -
a slow change that takes millions of years.
a fast change that takes a few seconds.
- 21. Drag and Drop
Niagara Falls is a landform created by the (a) of running (b) .
destructive forcewaterdepositionrecyclinglavawindconstructive forces - 22. Match
Match the following landforms by how they were created.
Heavy rain destroys side of mountain
Canyon
Wind carries sand and forms new landform
Delta
Ice scrapes down sediments on mountain
Sand Dunes
Millions of years with wind and water
Landslide
Sediments dropped in mouth of river
U-Shaped Valley
- 23. Match
Match the following...
When features are built up on Earth's surface by sediment, tectonic plates, or volcanoes
Weathering
When rocks and sediment are moved elsewhere by water, ice, wind, or gravity
Erosion
When rocks and land are broken down due to forces such as gravity, wind, water, and ice
Deposition
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