5.7 B Science/ Weathering, Erosion & Deposition

The sediment building up and cutting off the river is an example of--

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• lava flow

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All of the following are examples of slow changes to the Earth's surface from wind, water, or ice EXCEPT--

• A valley is created by a moving glacier.

• A canyon is created by a moving river.

• A cave forms from limestone.

• A hurricane floods the land.

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Which process most likely continues to make the Grand Canyon wider and deeper?

• The flowing river erodes away rock and soil.

• A glacier scrapes away the sides of the rock.

• Large waves crash into the sides of the rock and erodes them away.

• Sediment is being deposited by the river.

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Which natural force is responsible for the formation of a sea cave?

• Glaciers erode the rock away at the shoreline.

• Pounding waves erode the rock away at the shoreline.

• Volcanic eruptions erode the rock away at the shoreline.

• Strong winds during a hurricane erode the rock away at the shoreline.

Which drawing below could most likely be the result of the same landform after many years have passed?

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Which of the following landforms is formed by the action of deposition?

• sink hole

• cave

• delta

• valley

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