3.1 STAAR Practice- Weathering

The rock shown becomes more and more cracked each year. The cracks are most likely formed by--

• lightning strikes

• strong winds and heavy rain

• freezing and thawing water

• the movement of glaciers

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Which of the following most likely formed the canyon?

• Rapidly rushing water

• A tornado touching a cave

• An earthquake

• A volcanic eruption

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The student's model represents-

• a mixture of frozen water, rocks, and sand

• the movement of sand by ice

• the formation of a canyon by melting ice

• the formation of a valley by a glacier

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Which of the following changes to the Earth is caused by moving water?

• A new island forms in the middle of an ocean

• A plain becomes a deep canyon with steep walls

• A sand dune shifts from one location to another

• A mountain grows taller over a thousand years

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How can a glacier change a mountain? A glacier can-

• generate a volcanic eruption

• cause a powerful earthquake

• make a mountain grow taller

• change the shape of a valley

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A delta is a large collection of sediments at the mouth of a river. The river deposits its sediment when-

• the river slows down

• the water gets salty

• the sediment is small

• the temperature is cold

Over many years the bottom of a lake gets higher and higher. What could cause this slow change?

• The climate in the area gets warmer.

• Sediments are deposited in the lake.

• The Sun evaporates the water.

• A hurricane brings heavy rain.

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Rocks that are carried in a quickly moving river for a long time are most likely to be-

• long and thin

• large and flat

• smooth and rounded

• black and shiny

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Slow changes like weathering, erosion, and deposition are the result of moving water and ice along with-

• pressure

• heat

• tides

• wind

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This image shows a canyon. What natural force is responsible for creating this change to Earth's surface?

• Wind blowing

• Ice freezing

• Water moving

• Snow falling

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