Changes to Land Review

Small pieces of rock broken down by weathering and then settling in an area is called_______?

• sediment
• weathering
• deposition
• erosion

The build-up of land by the settlement of sediment and soil in a new location is_______?

• weathering
• sediment
• deposition
• erosion

Wearing away (carried away) of Earth's surface by wind, water, or ice is called_______?

• sediment
• deposition
• erosion
• weathering

A large, slow-moving, long-lasting accumulation of snow and ice that develops on land is called a_______?

• deposition
• weathering
• glacier
• sediment

The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice is called_______?

• sediment
• weathering
• erosion
• deposition

Which of the following is a slow change to the Earth's surface?

• Rocks falling down the side of a hill
• An earthquake creating cracks on the road
• A glacier scraping down the side of a mountain
• Hot lava creating new land from a volcano

This landform was created by-

• glacier
• wind
• landslide
• water

Deposition (drops it) occurs when-

• sediments built up in one place as a result of the effects of wind, water, and ice
• features on the surface of the Earth are formed, such as mountains, hills, dunes, oceans, and rivers
• rock is broken down into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice
• wind, water, and ice moving weathered materials down a mountain side

Which of the following does NOT cause a slow change on the Earth's surface?

• earthquake
• ice
• water
• wind

A student was observing rocks he found at a river bed.  The rocks he found were smooth and rounded because they-

• formed from lava during an earthquake
• were part of a glacier that melted
• were in a river that had fast moving water
• rolled down a side of the mountain