Topic 5 Study Guide Review Game

This U-shaped valley was produced by the action of a

• river

• glacier

• meteor

• landslide

Weathering contributes to the composition of soil by adding

• color

• moisture

• nutrients

• sediment

A huge, jagged rock sits atop a windy cliffside. Over a period of many years, how will the rock MOST LIKELY change?

• It will become larger and smoother.

• It will become smaller and smoother.

• It will become bigger and less smooth.

• It will become smaller and less smooth.

How does wind cause weathering?

• Wind can not cause the weathering of rocks.

• Wind can blow sand and create new landforms.

• Wind picks up sand or dry soil and carries it from one place to another.

• Blowing sand can wear away a rock's surface and break it into smaller pieces.

What is NOT a result of the constructive process called deposition?

• delta

• canyon

• sand dune

• floodplain

Bobbie took this picture of the Grand Canyon. How was this canyon most likely formed?

• lava

• deposition

• wind erosion

• water erosion

Water freezes in the cracks of rocks and then expands, breaking the rocks apart. This is an example of ___________ weathering.

• biological

• chemical

• erosional

• physical

What is an example of a fast change to Earth's surface?

• slump

• landslides

• sand dunes build up

• water erosion of canyon

Cody's family went hiking along a stream in Georgia and found a waterfall. At the bottom of the waterfall, they noticed many small pebbles with smooth edges on the bottom of the stream. If Cody's family added more rocks to the stream at the bottom of the waterfall, what should they expect to happen to the size of the rocks?

• The rocks would become larger.

• The rocks would become smaller.

• The rocks would become rougher.

• The rocks would stay the same size.

Deposition is a process that involves wind carrying sediment and then depositing it in a particular place. One common beach sight formed by deposition is a _____.

• reef.

• sand dune

• sand castle.

• barrier island.