When comparing the movement of sea waves with the movement of glaciers, which of the following statements is true?

Sea waves move much faster than glaciers.

Sea waves move constantly, but glaciers only move once in a while.

Sea waves carry pebbles, and glaciers just carry ice chunks.

Sea waves break down and build up landforms, but glaciers just make the land flatter.

Which of these is an example of erosion?

Running water picks up pieces of rocks and transports them downstream.

A sudden shift in Earth's crust causes the rocks to break up

Acids reacts with the minerals in rocks, causing the rocks to crumble.

Water freezes inside cracks a rock, causing the rock to break into smaller pieces.

Which of these best describe how grains of sand are formed?

Grains of sand are formed by the Weathering of rocks.

Grains of sand are formed by soil erosion.

Grains of sand are formed by the ocean, and deposited on beaches.

Grains of sand are formed by small particles of soil coming together.

material that comes from the weathering of rock

the breaking apart, wearing away, or dissolving of rock.

the moving of sediment and rock from one place to another.

the breaking apart, wearing away, or dissolving of rock.

material that comes from the weathering of rock

the moving of sediment and rock from one place to another.

Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.

breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.

A cliff formed near the ocean. Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

Plant roots pushed away the rock.

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

Weathering breaks rock down and erosion moves it

Deposition breaks rocks down, weathering carries sediment away

Weathering and Erosion

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A river moves rocks by carrying them in its current.

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