Quiz about Earth's Changing Surface sections 1 and 2

Question 1

Many large rivers deposit huge amounts of sediment where they slow down or reach the sea. After many years, these sediments can add up to form a deep layer.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 2

Sediment is heavier than water.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 3

Rock that is formed from deposited sediment is called:

Accepted Answer

sedimentary

Answer

shale

Answer

obsidian

Answer

limestone

Question 4

Any eroded material, such as weathered rock, sand, and soil, that is deposited in a new place.

Accepted Answer

sediment

Answer

sand

Answer

run off

Answer

deposition

Question 5

When rainwater hits the soil, it loosens the soil at the surface. This is the beginning of what process?

Accepted Answer

erosion

Answer

deposition

Answer

weathering

Answer

warming

Question 6

The chemicals that rock is made out of.

Accepted Answer

minerals

Answer

chemicals

Answer

sediment

Answer

particles

Question 7

A slowly moving river of ice.

Accepted Answer

glacier

Answer

stream

Answer

ice berg

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ice cube

Question 8

What do glaciers deposit?

Accepted Answer

rock, sand, and mud.

Answer

rock and sand

Answer

water, rock, sand and mud

Question 9

Glaciers weather and erode the land where they flow. Over thousands of years, they can create what kind of shapedvalley?

Accepted Answer

U

Answer

S

Answer

V

Answer

Y

Question 10

The natural process of breaking down rock.

Accepted Answer

weathering

Answer

erosion

Answer

sanding

Answer

deposition

Question 11

This occurs when weathered bits of rock or soil are loosened and moved from one place to another.

Accepted Answer

erosion

Answer

weathering

Answer

sanding

Answer

deposition

Question 12

When the eroded pieces stop moving and settle in one place, this process is called:

Accepted Answer

deposition

Answer

weathering

Answer

erosion

Answer

sanding

Question 13

Scientists do not study patterns and evidence to learn about how Earth has changed.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 14

The roots of a tree can speed up or slow down weathering, erosion, and deposition.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 15

Earth's surface is always the same.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Earth's Changing Surface sections 1 and 2

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