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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is weathering?
The movement of sediment
The breaking of sediment
The dropping of sediment
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is erosion?
The movement of sediment
The breaking of sediment
The dropping of sediment
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is deposition?
The movement of sediment
The breaking of sediment
The dropping of sediment
- 4. Multiple Choice
Water carrying sediment down a hill is an example of...
weathering
erosion
deposition
- 5. Multiple Choice
Water freezing inside a rock and breaking it into smaller sediment is an example of...
weathering
erosion
deposition
- 6. Multiple Choice
Beach waves dropping sand to create a beach is an example of...
weathering
erosion
deposition
- 7. Multiple Choice
An avalanche is an example of which process?WeatheringErosionDepositionVolcanic Eruption - 8. 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.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?WavesGravityGlaciersWind
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is an example of erosion?Light shining onto a mountain.Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces.Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.All of the above.
- 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 ChoiceA mudslide flowing down a steep hill is called?WeatheringErosion
- 13. Multiple Choice
wind erosion occurs most easily
in a dry region
in a wet region
in a grassy region
- 14. Multiple Choice
plants prevent soil erosion by
using soil for food
holding the soil with their roots
preventing water from reaching the soil
- 15. Multiple Choice
as plants are removed from the ground, the speed of erosion
increases
decreases
remains the same
- 16. Multiple Choice
the flow of a river can be slowed down by
increasing the slope of the bed
increasing the amount of water
building a dam across the river
- 17. Multiple Choice
rivers, glaciers, and ground water carry much of their material into
air
oceans
hills
- 18. Multiple Choice
a wave-cut terrace forms because
wave action has little effect below the water
the terrace is made of soft rock
the temperature is lower around the terrace
- 19. Multiple Choice
in time, all waterfalls
become higher
become bigger
disappear
- 20. Multiple Choice
as a river slows down, the rock material carried by the water
is deposited
is eroded
meanders
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