Weathering/Erosion/Deposition Review

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

• The climate getting warmer

• Sediments are deposited at the bottom of the lake

• The Sun is evaporating the water

• A hurricane brings heavy rain

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Which of the following changes to the Earth's surface is mostly created by moving wind?

• Deep cracks forming

• Rocks getting rounded

• Large dunes moving

• Tall mountains rising

This rock formation formed over many millions of years. What force most likely created it?

• A glacier pushing rocks ahead of it

• A river bringing rocks down a mountain

• Wind-blown sand carving large rocks

• A volcano blasting rocks great distances

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Dunes are large piles of sand that shift slowly around in deserts and on beaches. What causes the dune to move from place to place?

• Rushing rivers

• Blowing winds

• Freezing water

• Weathering rock

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When ice forms, it causes weathering by-

• holding water

• lifting sediment

• cooling wind

• breaking rocks

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Weathering is...

• The breaking down of rocks

• Carrying broken down sediment to new locations

• The temperature outside

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Erosion is...

• The breaking down of rocks

• The movement of sediment from one location to another by ice, wind or water

• Not real

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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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Where are you most likely to find rocks that have become smoothed and rounded?

• At the bottom of the ocean

• Deep within the Earth

• On the top of a hill

• In a fast moving river

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Caves are large empty spaces below the surface of the Earth. Which of the following processes forms caves over millions of years?

• Rivers carry mud and silt and then deposit them

• Water flowing underground carries away minerals

• Volcanic eruptions leave behind hollow areas

• Ocean currents move sediment along the beaches

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