Earth Science Test Review

A ________________ process is a force that builds up Earth's crust.

• destructive

• constructive

____________________ is the dropping off of bits of eroded rock.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

A ______________ is used to keep water from overflowing the banks of a river.

• dam

• levee

• storm drain

• jetty

A ______________ is a scientist who studies the Earth.

• biologist

• botanist

• geologist

• paleontologist

Caves are formed by ________________ weathering.

• physical

• chemical

______________ is the name of the supercontinent that scientists believed used to exist billions of years ago.

• Georgia

• Pangaea

• Gelderland

Planting vegetation can help prevent _____________________.

• boll weevils

• fungus

• deposition

• soil erosion

Water freezing, expanding, and contracting to crack rocks is an example of _______________ weathering.

• physical

• chemical

Dumping new sand onto the shore in order to restore a beach is known as ____________________________.

• beach nourishment

• deforestation

• landscaping

• decorating

_______________ can be built on the rear of beach shores to prevent waves from eroding the sand.

• dams

• levees

• sea walls

• storm drains