Science Unit 4 End of Unit Test Review

Match the process to its description.

• deposition

• wind picks up particles of sand

• erosion

• water breaks apart rock

• weathering

• sand dunes form

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Many things can break rocks into smaller particles and move them around.

What changes rocks into large, U-shaped valleys?

• Glaciers

• Heavy Rain

• Winding Rivers

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Kayla noticed her sidewalk was cracked after winter was over. What is this an example of?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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Which of the following can be formed when wind deposits sediment?

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Which of these is the result of erosion by gravity?

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Living organisms can move rocks, soils, and sediments around.

Which is an example of a living thing causing erosion?

• A meerkat digging a burrow

• A beaver building a dam

• A fish fossilizing in sediment

How does wind weather rocks?

• It rolls the rocks along the ground.

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  It dissolves the rocks to form sediment.

• It slams sediments into larger rocks.

A mountain area in the Pacific Northwest has many landslides.

What most likely causes these rocks and soil to erode?

• Gravity and rainfall

• Glaciers

• Frequent volcanic eruptions

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How can a farmer use living things to slow the rate of erosion in a sloping field?

• plant crops in directions that block water from running straight downhill

• plant crops in directions that allow water to run straight downhill

• plant only crops with shallow roots that are easily washed away in heavy rains

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Which of these can form when water weathers and erodes layers of rocks over time?

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