Weathering

How can wind change a sand dune?

• Water can wash the sand away.

• Strong winds can blow sand off the dunes.

• Wind can blow sand into the water.

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How can rain change a mountain?

• Rain causes flash flooding on mountains.

• Water erosion wears down the peaks of a mountain.

• Water can cause cracks in the mountainside.

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How can an earthquake change mountains?

• Earthquakes can cause landslides and tsunamis.

• Earthquakes can move mountains.

• Earthquakes can cause sand to move from sand dune to sand dune.

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What are the 4 main agents of erosion?

• Ice, Snow, Rocks

• Landslides, Erosion, Volcanoes, Flooding

• Wind, Water, Ice, Gravity

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Is an earthquake an event that happens very quickly or very slowly?

• Medium

• Quickly

• Slowly

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The Earth can change both quickly and slowly?

• True

• False

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What is an example of an event that causes a slow change?

• Earthquake cracking a highway.

• Flooding of a river.

• Wind blowing a sand dune.

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Which of the following is an example of deposition?

• A tree root lifting up a section of sidewalk

• Potholes caused by melting and freezing of water

• The formation of caves

• A pile of rocks at the bottom of a hill after a landslide

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What happens to a rock when it weathers?

• It settles out of water that is carrying it.
• It creates a valley.
• It forms a delta.
• It breaks into small pieces.

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The process of breaking up Earth's surface into soil and sediment over a long period of time  is called...

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• deposition