Slow and Rapid Changes 2

An avalanche is an example of which process?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Volcanic Eruption

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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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What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

• Deposition
• Landslide
• Weathering
• Erosion

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The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Crop Rotation

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Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor is an example of

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Awesome Science

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Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition 
• A nice place to swim

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What is the wearing away or breaking down of rocks called?

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Glaciers
• Weathering

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Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down is an example of

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• An avalanche

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Which of the following is NOT a slow change to Earth's surface?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Landslides

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