When wind or water breaks a rock into smaller pieces, the process is called

• weathering

• hardness

• igneous

• erosion

The process of breaking down rocks into smaller particles is called ________.

What is the process that moves pieces of rock and soil?

• erosion

• delta

• mudslide

• weathering

What happens when weathering and erosion work together?

• New mountains are created.

• Climate changes overnight.

• Metal objects become rusty.

• Earth's surface changes.

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What causes erosion?

• wind

• moving water

• ice

• all of the above

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Gravity can pull rocks and soil rapidly down a hillside causing a(n) ________.

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The rapid downhill movement of large amount of rock and soil is called a(n)

• erosion.

• landslide.

• avalanche.

• earthquake.

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These are places on the Earth's surface where gases, ash, and lava spew onto the surface.

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A(n) ________ is a sudden movement of the rocks that make up Earth's crust.

• volcanoes

• mudslides

• magma

• earthquakes

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A mountain which erupts lava, ash and gas.

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