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- 1. Multiple Choice___________ is the downhill movement of a large mass of rocks or soil due to ________.Mass wasting, gravityMoving water, erosionDeposition, glaciers
- 2. Multiple ChoiceSand dunes and ripples are landforms made by ___________________glaciers.wind.mass wasting.freezing and thawing of water.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceOne type of mass wasting is a ___________.landslide.sand dune.carved valley.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceGravity causes material to move _______downhill.with the wind.uphill.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhen a glacier melts, it deposits sediment.truefalse
- 6. Multiple ChoiceSliding and flowing ice can wear away rocks, ___________carving deep valleys.creating sand dunes.causing glacierscausing landslides.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceBurrowing animals break apart rocks as they dig. What is this an example of?Physical WeatheringChemical Weathering
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAcid rain wears away the words on a stone grave marker in a cemetery.Physical WeatheringChemical Weathering
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA box was filled with sand. Sponge Bob took a straw and blew all of the sand across the box and into a pile on the other side of the box. What 2 processes did he observe happening?Weathering and ErosionWeathering and DepositionErosion and DepositionErosion and Cementation
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWeathering involves the movement of rocks and minerals by agents such as water, wind and gravity.TrueFalse
- 11. Multiple Choice
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example ofWeatheringErosionDepositionA nice place to swim - 12. Multiple ChoiceHow do plants weather rocks?Plants don't weather rocks.When 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.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the wearing away or breaking down of rocks called?DepositionErosionGlaciersWeathering
- 14. Multiple ChoiceIs this an example of physical or chemical weathering?PhysicalChemical
- 15. Multiple ChoiceSand settles on the beach after waves dropped it there. This is an example of...WeatheringErosionDepositionDragging
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe diagrams show a natural process that weathers rock.
Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?water boils and pushes against the rockswater expands when it freezesthe mass of water increases when it freezeswater dissolves most types of rock - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags