4.7B Earth's Changes Review

Which landform is most likely the result of deposition?

• picture A

• picture B

• picture C

• picture D

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Sediments can be carried away by wind, water, ice, or gravity. What is this process called?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Waves

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Waves carrying sand down a beach is an example of __________.

• dissolving

• erosion

• evaporation

• weathering

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What do ice, water, and wind have in common?

• All contain acid

• All dissolve rock

• All are a form of water

• All slowly change Earth’s surface

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The picture shows a landform called a delta. A delta forms when sand and small rocks are carried by water and deposited at the mouth of a river.

Which sequence shows the processes that create a delta in the correct order?

• Deposition – Erosion – Weathering 

• Erosion – Weathering – Deposition

• Weathering – Erosion – Deposition

• Weathering – Deposition – Erosion

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Which of these is an example of weathering due to temperature change?

• Sand dunes being formed

• Layers of sediments building up in deltas

• River carrying away soil and rocks

• Rocks breaking into smaller pieces

How does the freezing and thawing of water cause weathering of rocks?

• The thawing of water keeps the rocks wet

• The freezing water expands and causes cracks to widen

• Freezing and thawing keeps the rocks in place

• Freezing of water makes the rocks roll down slopes

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How are underground caves formed?

• Weathering by freezing and thawing

• Erosion by moving glaciers

• Dissolving of rock layers by water

• Erosion by wind

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According to the data in the table, which one of the following statements is true?

• The width of the beach continuously decreased.

• The width of the beach continuously increased.

• The width first increased and then decreased.

• The width first decreased and then increased.

Which of the following processes is NOT caused by water or wind?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Earthquake

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