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- 1. Multiple Choice
How 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.
- 2. Multiple Choice
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Decomposition
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?DepositionLandslideWeatheringErosion
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?
A glacier
An iceberg
An ice wedge
A sand dune
- 5. Multiple Choice
A delta is formed by the action of -
weathering
erosion
deposition
condensation
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWeathering and erosion are the same thing.TrueFalse
- 7. Multiple Choice
Rocks being picked up and carried downstream is an example of ____________.
weathering
erosion
deposition
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThis is the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces.WeatheringErosionDeposition
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWind blowing sand from one location to anotherWeatheringErosionDeposition
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat does erosion mean?to break apartto settle in new spotto moveto sit still
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat does deposition mean?to settle in a new spotto break apartto sit stillto move
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?ErosionLandslideWeathering
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe process of slowly breaking rocks into smaller pieces is calledweatheringerosion
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe dropping off of sediments in a new place is called __________.departingdepositionerosionweathering
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWeathering, erosion, and deposition occur over many________.daysyearshoursmonths
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