Weathering Erosion Deposition and Landforms

Which statement best explains why the rock is steep and jagged?

• Over time, wind blowing against the rock heated it until it changed shape.

• Over time, waves crashed onto the rock and carried away any broken pieces.

• Wind dropped sand onto the side of the rock, and as it built up, it became steep.

• Waves dropped sand onto the side of the rock, and as it built up, it became steep.

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Which statement best explains how this canyon formed over millions of years?

• Rain fell for years in this area and caused the sides of the hills to fall down.

• Rivers carried sand along their banks and formed steep plateaus.

• Water and flowing rivers wore away the sides of raised landforms.

• Wind carried sand that formed steep hills and mountains.

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Marley has a vegetable garden in her yard. During a storm, heavy rain falls. The rain runs over the garden, and some of the soil is washed away. Which term best describes this movement of soil from one place to another?

• deposition

• discharge

• erosion

  
  

• weathering

  
  

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Which of the following best explains what caused the rocks and dirt to gather along the banks of the river?

• condensation

• deposition

• sedimentation

• weathering

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What is X, and how did it form?

• It is a delta that formed when a river slowed down as it flowed into the ocean, causing rocks and sand that it was carrying to settle and build up over time.

• It is an island that formed when wind picked up and carried rocks and sand from the banks of a river's edge and dropped them into the ocean.

• It is a peninsula that formed as ocean waves carved away land and pulled pieces of the shore out to sea.

• It is a sand dune that formed by coastal winds blowing beach sand into the mouth of a river over time.

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What is a mound of sand that was formed and moves by the action of wind?

• dune

• coastline

• delta

• beach

Which of the following landforms is a natural elevation of Earth’s surface that rises to a peak?

• coastline

  
  

• mountain

• plain

• plateau

What is the general name for a large mass of ice that slowly moves over land?

• glacier

• pack ice

• iceberg

• sea ice

Which of the following best explains the difference between a mountain and a hill?

• A hill is made out of only rocks, while a mountain is made out of only sand, explaining why Florida has so many mountains.

  
  

• Mountains are found in places that are always dry and hot, which is why Florida has mountains but not hills.

• Hills are formed near bodies of water, while mountains are not, explaining why Florida has so many hills.

  
  

• A mountain is usually higher and steeper than a hill, which is why mountains are not found in Florida's low elevation.

Which of the following best describes this landform?

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• It is a sand dune that formed as sand blew from one location to another.

• it is a delta that formed as a river dropped clumps of sand onto the beach.

• it is a hill that formed from the erosion of the coastline, revealing the sand below.

• it is a mountain that formed as land under the sand uplifted, forming large mounds.

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