Unit 4 Review - 2

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Organic
• Metamorphic

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Compaction
• Weathering

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What is the movement of soil from one place to another?

• weathering
• deposition
• discharge
• erosion

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How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place.
• makes the rocks last longer.
• expands cracks and breaks rocks.
• causes rocks to fall in landslides.

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How do plants weather rocks?

• Plants don't weather rocks.
• When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.
• When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.

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Weathering and erosion are the same thing.

• True
• False

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This is the process of dropping sediment in a new location.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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This type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces.

• Chemical weathering

• Erosion

• Mechanical weathering

• Deposition

What do we call the process in which rock is broken down by changes in its chemical makeup.

• Chemical weathering

• Mechanical weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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