Shaping Our Earth

The movement of soil by wind or water is called what?

• condensation

• evaporation

• erosion

• friction

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Volcanic eruptions are caused by the movement of what?

• rock by erosion

• Earth in its orbit

• planetary winds

• tectonic plates

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Most of Earth's major earthquakes are caused by ...

• seasonal heating and cooling of Earth's surface

• weathering of rock at Earth’s surface

• earth’s gravitational attraction to the moon

• faulting of rock in Earth’s crust

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Which rock layer (A, B, or C) is the youngest?

• A

• B

• C

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Base your answer on the diagram below and on your knowledge of science. Which force causes the rock materials to move from A to B?

• Electricity

• Friction

• Gravity

• Magnetism

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The diagrams show how an area of land and water have changed over a period of time. The changes to the land shown in the diagram were most likely caused by what?

• erosion and deposition

• erosion and magnetism

• gravity and evaporation

• gravity and condensation

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The diagram below shows a cross section of a portion of Earth's crust that has not been overturned. Letters A, B, C, and D represent sedimentary rock layers that contain fossils. Which rock layer contains the oldest fossils?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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How does vegetation (plants, grass, trees, bushes) reduce the amount of erosion that occurs?

• The plants produce crops.

• The roots hold the soil in place and slow down the water.

• The roots allow the soil to wash away.

• Vegetation does not reduce erosion.

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What effect does the slope of the Earth’s surface have on the rate of erosion from water flow?

• The steeper the slope, the slower the erosion

• The flatter the slope, the faster the erosion

• The steeper, the slope, the faster the erosion

• Slope does not effect erosion

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What is happening when the Earth’s surface moves and shakes?

• Water is weathering a rock.

• An earthquake is happening.

• Wind is eroding rock.

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