Constructive and Destructive Forces & The Ocean Shore Zone

Erosion and weathering can both cause changes to the surface of Earth. Which of the following happens only because of erosion and NOT because of weathering?

• Rocks form deep underground

• Rocks become smooth and round.

• Rocks are broken apart into small pieces.

• Rocks are moved from one place to another.

What is responsible for shaping this arch?

• Erosion

• erthquakes

• deposition

• plate tectonics

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The process in which materials are eroded by weather or ice and dropped into a new place, creating a new landform.

• weathering

• deposition

• erosion

• eruption

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Check the term that best completes the sentence:  An underwater earthquake can cause a giant wave called a(n) _______________.  

• volcano

• flood

• landslide

• tsunami

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Shorelines made of sand are called ____________.

• mud flats

• beaches

• barrier islands

• inlets

The area of a small ocean island is slowly shrinking.  This is MOST likely the result of which occurrence?

• plant growth

• beach erosion

• dissolving rock

• falling water

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Penny's class was learning how rapidly some changes can happen on Earth.  Which event causes the fastest change to the surface of Earth?

• water flowing in a riverbed

• a wave crashing on the beach

• an earthquake cracking a road

• wind blowing against a mountain

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Which movement of ocean water is caused by the Moon?

• tides

• waves

• deep currents

• shallow currents

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The picture below shows the movement of what?

• waves

• currents

• tides

• wind

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What event happens in a daily cycle?

• cliffs erode

• rivers flood

• volcanoes erupt

• tides rise and fall

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