Erosion and Weathering

When gravity pulls loose material down to the bottom of a slope

• tsunami

• flood

• landslide

• earthquake

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Landforms caused by erosion

• canyon, cave

• beach, mountain

• cave, meadows

• canyon, plains

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Responsible for breakdown of Earth's land surfaces

• running water, waves, ice

• wind, waves, air pressure

• waves, evaporation, wind

• wind, running water, air pressure

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What is erosion?

• the process of making new earth materials

• the process of breaking down earth materials

• the process of earth materials being changed

• the process of moving broken earth materials

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The process of water wearing away the land is called _________.

• sedimentation

• erosion

• conservation

• humus

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A student covered soil in a container with a lid, heated it for 10 minutes, and observed some droplets of water under the lid. What can be concluded from the observation?

• The soil particles cannot hold air

• The soil particles has moisture in it

• The soil does not contain minerals

• The soil is made up small pieces of stone

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Word we use for the moving, or removing, of rocks and soil by wind or water

• erosion

• gravity

• friction

• inertia

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Sedimentary rocks are the result of

• melting

• remelting

• deposition

• volcanic

  action

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Sedimentary rocks are the result of deposition

• true

• false

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Weathering is

• When rocks on Earth’s surface break apart and move somewhere else

• When rocks on Earth’s surface break apart or change without moving anywhere

• When rocks on Earth’s surface melt

• When rocks on Earth’s surface change location

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