Dynamic of Earth: Chapter 5

What does erosion do?

• Break down rock
• changes rock chemically
• changes sediment in rock
• moves broken pieces of rock, or sediment, from one place to another

A _______________ prevents flooding during  heavy rainstorms and can often be seen on the sides of streets.

• contour plowing
• storm drains
• terracing
• dam

A ________________________ structure is built across a river to control its flow.

• dam
• transform
• fault
• storm drain

Deposition is a process that ______________.

• Dissolves sediment
• Removes sediment from landforms
• breaks down rock to form sediment
• drops sediment to form landforms

What is weathering?

• the break down of rock
• the transport of sediment
• a type of climate
• the aging of rock

What is an earthquake?

• A sudden movement of the Earth's crust caused by a release of stress accumulated along geological faults or by volcanic activity.
• a.  energy that builds up inside a volcanic mountain
• a.  energy being released when erosion occurs
• a.  molten rock pushing up through Earth's surface.

what are 3 agents of depostion

• water, wind, ice
• ice, water, sand
• soild, liquid, and gas
• wind, ice, glacier

Which landform is created by plates pushing together?

• Canyon
• Delta
• Mountain
• Sea arch

Which of these things cause weathering?

• Wind
• Water
• Ice
• All of these

The outermost solid layer of the Earth is called the

• mantle
• outer core
• inner core
• crust