weathering erosion landforms

Waves dropping sand on the beach

• Weathering 
• Erosion
• Deposition

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

• weathering

• erosion

• soil conservation

• decomposition

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What is the small broken down pieces of rock called?

• dirt
• grime
• sediment
• popcorn

Which of the following is not a form of weathering? 

• Cows grazing in the fields
• Rocks rubbing against each other
• A tree roots growing through the concrete
• Snow and Ice breaking a rock

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What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?

• A glacier

• An iceberg

• An ice wedge

• A sand dune

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Waves dropping sand on the beach

• Weathering 
• Erosion
• Deposition

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This rock arch is a result of

• deposition of minerals
• wind erosion
• water erosion
• ice wedging

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The movement of water may have the effect of leaving a solid material behind. Identify which of the following is an example of the slow change to Earth’s surface caused by deposition from water.

• a sand dune

• a ditch

• a river delta

• smoothing of rocks in a river

When water gets into the cracks in rocks, freezes, melts, and freezes again, it is an example of....

• deposition

• dissolving

• erosion

• weathering

The Grand CANYON was formed from which slow change to Earth’s surface?

• erosion from wind

• erosion from water

• deposition from wind

• deposition from water