Weather erosion and deposition

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place.
• makes the rocks last longer.
• expands cracks and breaks rocks.
• causes rocks to fall in landslides.

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The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Decomposition

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

• forming new land features.
• breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.
• washing away beaches.
• moving topsoil.

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A delta is an example of

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Sediment

• Deposition

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Sand dunes are example of

• dryness

• wind

• weathering

• deposition

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What probably caused the bank of the river to change?

• humans
• waves
• ice
• wind

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How did this rock change shape?

• ice freezing in the cracks
• rocks moving in a river
• sand blowing in the wind
• waves from the ocean

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The process that breaks rocks on Earth is 

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Decomposition

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What is the landform made when rivers deposit sediment where they meet the ocean?

• delta
• terminal moraine
• sediment load
• flood plain

Waves dropping sand on the beach.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition