Waves shape the coast through erosion, by breaking down rocks and ________ sand and sediment. 

• moving

• dropping

• breaking

• flying

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What is sediment?

• The process of rocks being broken down.

• The top layer of soil

• Bits and pieces of rock, sand and silt caused by weathering

• Decaying plants and animals 

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Which of the following is an example of erosion?

• Light shining on a mountain

• Rain breaking down a rock

• Wind blowing away sediment

• Ice cracking a rock in half

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What are the agents (causes) of weathering? Select all that apply.

• water/waves

• wind

• ice

• living things

What is a map legend/key?

• A chart that shows what symbols on a map mean

• Flat Map

• A tool to tell where North, South, East and West are

• Globe

Large bodies of land on Earth (there are 7).

• countries

• continents

• oceans

• mountain ranges

How can planting trees change Earth’s surface?

• Trees drain nutrients from the soil.

• Trees add carbon dioxide to the air.

• Trees hold the soil and help prevent erosion.

• Trees provide more wood for houses.

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What happens when convergent boundaries collide (push/smash into each other)? (Select the 3 that apply)

• Mountains Form

• Earthquakes Occur

• Hurricanes Develop

• Volcanoes Form

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What natural hazard occurs when tectonic plates move, causing rocks underground to suddenly break along a fault, causing the ground to shake?

• volcanic eruption

• earthquake

• hurricane

• tornado

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Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely to happen along...

• plate boundaries

• ocean coasts

• country boundaries

• under rivers

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