Chapter 3 - Constructive and Destructive Forces

Which of these are NOT a type of rock weathering?

• mechanical

• automatically

• chemical

• biological

What type of weathering caused the Grand Canyon?

• mechanical

• chemical

• biological

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Erosion is the

• movement of weathered rock

• movement of weathered sediment

• weathering of rocks

• weathering of deltas

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Sand dunes and the Dust Bowl are two examples of

• weathering

• poor land care practices

• wind erosion

• water erosion

The Appalachian Mountains in Georgia have experienced more weathering and erosion than the Rockies because

• they are located on the Eastern side of the United States

• they are older

• they are near less water

• they are not in the Ring of Fire

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Volcanoes happen when

• seafloor spreading travels to the continents

• erosion exposes magma

• destructive forces explode

• tectonic plates collide

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Wind causes weathering and erosion because it

• transports chemicals

• transports particles

• transports microbes

• causes rapid cooling

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Which of the following landforms is the result of a process that is both constructive and destructive?

• sand dune

• canyon

• the Dust Bowl

• waterfall

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Water weathered the Grand Canyon

• mechanically

• chemically

• biologically

• automatically

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The hole in the top of a volcano is called a

• vent

• magma boundary

• lava valve

• crater

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