In this picture, wind is breaking down the rock. What is happening in this photo?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Wind

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Water crashes against the rocks and takes away the sediment. What is happening in this photo?

• Weathering

• erosion

• Deposition

• Water

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This photo is a picture of a delta. What causes a delta to form?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Water moving

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Which of the following describes ice changing the Earth's surface by erosion?

• Water freezes in the cracks of a rock causing bigger cracks to form.

• A mound of rock is left as glacier ice melts and the glacier retreats.

• Sediment frozen in the ice of a glacier moves as the glacier moves.

• Heavy ice presses on sediment causing the formation of sedimentary rock.

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When water freezes and expands in the crack pictured above, the crack will —

• get wider

• get more narrow

• keep its shape

• disappear

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How many degrees Celsius did the temperature change in the city that had the greatest change in temperature? 

• 19

• 20

• 13

• 21

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Which statement is best supported by the data on the chart shown above?

• Higher wind speeds blow mostly to the south.

• The middle of the week is always the warmest

• Wind travels in only one direction.

• Higher wind speeds cool the air temperature.

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The Sun's energy causes changes on Earth. Which of the following is a change caused by the Sun?

• The Sun's energy is reflected off high mountains, causing cold temperatures.

• The Sun's energy heats the Earth, contributing to evaporation.

• The Sun's energy causes lava to boil and erupt from volcanoes.

• The Sun's energy melts snow crystal in clouds, causing rain.

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Which step of the water cycle describes condensation?

• Water falls to the Earth as rain

• The Sun heats up the lake and makes water vapor

• The water vapor cools to form a cloud in the sky

• Water runs off into lakes

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In the water cycle, which process is the energy from the Sun directly responsible for producing?

• Precipitation

• Runoff

• Evaporation

• Condensation

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