PhD Science Grade 4 Module 1 Concept 2 Quiz

Weathering is...

• the breaking apart, wearing away, or dissolving of rock. 
• the scraping away of materials
• material that comes from the weathering of rock
• the moving of sediment and rock from one place to another. 

The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are moved by natural forces is called...

• deposition
• erosion
• weathering
• faults

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Material from broken down rocks is called...

• Sediment

• Mass wasting

• Deposition

• Delta

When will Earth's surface be done changing?

• It will never stop
• Earth's surface does not change
• It will stop after 5 billion years
• We cannot make a good estimate

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Which of the following does NOT cause weathering of rocks?

• Plants

• Wind

• Water

• Scissors

Which of the following can cause erosion?

• falling leaves
• flowing water
• warmer temperatures
• growing grass

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Which of these is an example of erosion?

• light shining onto a mountain

• wind blowing away sediment

• rain breaking down rock

• None of the above

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How do plants MOST commonly break large rocks into smaller pieces?

• plant leaves insulate surrounding rocks from temperatures
• Plant roots grow into cracks in rocks
• seeds from plants fall into rocks and release chemicals
• stems of plants surround and squeeze rocks

Water freezes in a crack in an asphalt street and a pothole begins to form.

• Weathering
• Erosion

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A river moves rocks by carrying them in its current.

• Weathering
• Erosion

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