Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

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The rocks that make up mountains are broken off during storms. The pieces are then moved by rivers until they get to the beaches. Those pieces of rock settle down on the beaches as sand. Identify the process that is occurring at each of the three parts of the diagram. Options: I. Deposition, II. Erosion, III. Weathering, I. Deposition, II. Weathering, III. Erosion, I. Weathering, II. Erosion, III. Deposition, I. Erosion, II. Weathering, III. Deposition

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I. Weathering, II. Erosion, III. Deposition

Front

What would you expect to see on the shore after a hurricane produced large ocean waves that crashed on the sandy shore of a beach resort?

Back

Most of the sand beach was gone due to erosion.

Front

In Mr. Bates' model of a small hill of dirt, what does the watering can represent?

Back

rainfall

Front

What is responsible for shaping a sea arch formation on a beach in Aruba?

Back

erosion

Front

Which of the following is a pattern that takes many years to observe? the sun rising in the East and setting in the West a weather front bringing a cold winter storm a caterpillar turning into a butterfly erosion changing landforms on the Earth's surface

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erosion changing landforms on the Earth's surface

Front

Which statement best compares the two rocks observed? Options: Rock A has been weathered more than Rock B, Rock B has been weathered more than Rock A, Rock A and B have been weathered the same amount, Rock A has less mass than Rock B.

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Rock B has been weathered more than Rock A.

Front

A student placed a piece of chalk in a jar of vinegar and observed it getting smaller each day. What was the student probably trying to learn? Options: water temperatures change, rivers change direction, water changes phases, weathering changes rocks.

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weathering changes rocks

Front

Which two natural processes have caused the mountains in the landscape to become shorter?

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weathering and erosion

Front

Which of the following is NOT a form of weathering?

• rocks rubbing against each other
• ice grinding rocks
• soil or dirt moved by floods
• wind blowing bits of sand into rock

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soil or dirt moved by floods

Front

What type of erosion most likely caused a desert sand arch to form? Options: Water, Ice, Wind, Chemical

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Wind