Weathering

Select the answer that shows the order of events a rock goes through.

• erosion, weathering, deposition
• weathering, erosion, deposition
• deposition, weathering erosion
• erosion, deposition, weathering

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

• deposition
• landslide
• weathering
• erosion

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How are canyons formed?

• Wind blows sand into high piles, which form the canyon walls.
• Rivers erode soil and rock over time, leaving behind canyon walls.
• Gravity causes rocks to fall from mountain sides onto valley floors.
• Ice freezes and thaws in cracks of rocks, and the cracks become canyons.

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A cliff formed near the ocean.  Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

• Warm air melted the rock.
• Sun rays evaporated the rock.
• Ocean waves washed away rock.
• Plant roots pushed away the rock.

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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
• severely draining topsoil

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Which of these landforms is the result of the constructive activities of a volcano?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because eroded materials _____.

• stop the river's flow
• make rich farmlands
• are dropped in new places
• move very slowly

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What has the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?

• waves
• gravity
• glaciers
• wind

Weathering is the process of -

• Moving sediment from one place to another

• Dropping or leaving sediment in a location

• Breaking down rocks into sediment

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What is erosion?

• The breaking down or disintegration of substances such as rocks and minerals.
• The movement of soil from one location to another by means of water, ice, or wind.
• When particles carried by water, ice, or wind are deposited (dropped) in another location.

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