Unit 5 Science Study Guide

The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is known as what?

• sediment

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

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The process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• deposition 

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

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction

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Which of these is an example of erosion

• Light Shinning onto a mountain
• Rain breaking down rock 
• Wind blowing away sediment
• All of the above

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What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?

• Ice wedging
• Glacier
• Iceberg
• Dune

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is...

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

What is erosion?

• Breaking apart rocks by mechanical or chemical methods

• When sediments are settled out of wind or water

• Moving sediments to a new place

• Something you have at school

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

• wind
• ice
• glaciers
• moving water

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What is a force that pulls things toward the center of earth called?

• gravity

• water

• mud

• metal

The movement of weathered material on the Earth's surface by wind, water, and ice is

• erosion
• deposition
• landslides

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