erosion

What is the movement of soil from one place to another?

• weathering

• deposition

• discharge

• erosion

When would a river form a delta?

• when the river meanders across a plain

• when the river leaves the mountains

• when it is in the mountain

• when it enters the ocean

What is groundwater?

• any form of liquid water

• water that is not moving

• water on Earth's surface

• water below Earth's surface

What is the place where land and a body of water meet?

• delta

• shoreline

• groundwater

• alluvial fan

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

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

• weathering

• erosion

• soil conservation

• decomposition

What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction

What is the major cause of weathering and erosion to form canyons?

• wind

• ice

• glaciers

• moving water

How do plants weather rocks?

• during photosynthesis

• when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock

• when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves

• Plants don't weather rocks

The ___________of a mountain weathers the fastest

• bottom

• middle

• top

• all parts weather the same