Slow Changes

Planting trees can help to

• a. prevent soil erosion

• b. cause flooding

• c.stop earthquakes

• d. stop volcanoes

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When water freezes it

• a. flows

• b. shrinks

• c. expands

• d. melts

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Most of Earth is covered by

• a. sand and soil

• b. lakes

• c. oceans

• d. melted rock

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Which of these is most likely a slow process.

• a. a beach flooding

• b. a rock weathering

• c. a volcano erupting

• d. an earthquake

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A mass of ice that moves slowly across land is called

• a. an iceberg

• b. an ice cap

• c.an avalanche

• d. a glacier

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The movement of weathered rock, sometimes caused by moving water or wind is called

• a. gravity

• b. landslide

• c. earthquake

• d. erosion

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The process that breaks down rocks into smaller and smaller pieces is called

• a. heating

• b. weathering

• c. deposition

• d. conservation

___________ is not known to cause weathering.

• a. rain

• b. ice

• c. light

• d. wind

The dropping off of weathered rock is___________.

• a. earthquake

• b. deposition

• c. canyon

• d. precipitation

Which of the following most likely causes weathering?

• a. animals

• b. rocks

• c. wind

• d. soil