Earth Science

What is weathering?

• a force that pulls pieces of rock downhill

• a process that builds up features on Earth's surface

• the picking up and moving of rock pieces from one plave to another

• the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces at or near Earth's surface

What causes water to flow downhill?

• erosion

• gravity

• weathering

• the slope of the hill

How are earthquakes and volcanoes alike?

• they only occur on land

• They are only destructive processes

• They are only constructive processes

• They are both constructive and destructive processes.

A seismologist is a scientist who studies

• floods

• storms

• ocean life

• earthquakes

Erosion does what to sediments?

• drops sediments in a new place

• carries sediments to a new place

• leaves sediments in the same place

An earthquake is constructive and destructive

• true

• false

A volcano is destructive and constructive

• true

• false

Which landform is created by wind?

• sand dune

• moraine

• floodplain

• delta

Which land form can an earthquake create?

• delta

• mountains

• river canyon

• cliff

Deposition is a process that

• breaks down rocks.

• builds mountains

• drops sediments in new places.

• moves rock particles to new places.