FACTORS THAT SHAPE EARTH’S SURFACE

What is the process by which rocks and soil are worn away by wind, water, or ice?

• Sedimentation
• Metamorphism
• Weathering
• Erosion

Which natural process causes the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces without movement?

• Weathering
• Deposition

• Sedimentation
• Erosion

What is the process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform?

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Sedimentation
• Weathering

What type of weathering occurs when water freezes and expands in the cracks of rocks, breaking them apart?

• Physical weathering

• Chemical weathering
• Erosion
• Thermal Weathering

Which force is responsible for pulling rocks and soil downhill?

• Wind
• Earthquake
• Friction
• Gravity

What do we call the large, slow-moving masses of ice that shape Earth's surface by erosion and deposition?

• Avalanches
• Icebergs
• Snowdrifts
• Glaciers

The movement of tectonic plates can cause which of the following landforms?

• Mountains

• Rivers
• Deserts
• Lakes

What is the shaking of Earth's surface caused by a sudden release of energy in the crust?

• Tsunami
• Volcano
• Earthquake
• Landslide

Which landform is created by the build up of sediment at the mouth of a river?

• Delta
• Canyon
• Plateau
• Valley

What is the process called, by which sediments, soil, and rocks are dropped or settled in a new location after being transported by wind, water, ice, or gravity?

• Erosion
• Sedimentation
• Weathering
• Deposition