The process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces is called...

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• The Hulk - Smash

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Erosion is...

• the process of carrying away weathered bits of rock.

• the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces.

• the process that forms minerals.

• the process that causes rust on some metals.

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Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

• ice wedging

• root wedging

• acid rain

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Eath's crust is made up of large pieces that push against each other. What do scientists call these pieces?

• slabs

• shelves

• plates

• deposition

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The video you watched about volcanoes identified two basic shapes of volcanoes that are called...

• thick and thin

• St. Helens and Vesuvius

• mountain and hill

• cone and shield.

True or false: The lava that forms cone shaped volcanoes is usually thin.

• True

• False

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This layer of the earth is only 1% of the earth's mass, and contains all earth life.

• core

• mantle

• crust

• None of these

When a rock breaks and the pieces roll down the mountain and land at the bottom, it is called...

• deposition.

• silt.

• chemical weathering

• heavy

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Water can cause physical and chemical weathering.

• True

• False

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The Grand Canyon was created by...

• water erosion.

• Bob the Builder.

• a volcano.

• The Mid Atlantic Ridge

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