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Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.

• forming new land features.
• breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.
• washing away beaches.
• moving topsoil.

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Smooth, shiny rocks that have tumbled along the river bottom have been rounded and polished by

• water abrasion 
• wind abrasion
• chemical weathering
• ice wedging

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Why does a trench form at the boundary

• It folded down (crumpled)
• Subducted plate sunk
• It folded up (crumpled)
• All answers

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The continuous movement of the continents.

• geoscience
• rain
• wind
• plate tectonics

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Lava or ash spewing from a mountain vent.

• Earthquake
• Flood
• Drought
• Volcano

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Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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This landform is formed by

• water erosion

• weathering

• deposition of sediments

• glaciers

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The image shows a plate boundary. Arrows have been added to indicate the movement of the plates.What plate boundary feature is also shown?

• A ridge formed by an inactive convergent boundary

• A valley forming at an active divergent boundary

• A fault forming at an active transform boundary

• A volcano formed by an active transform boundary

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The image shows a plate boundary. Arrows have been added to indicate the movement of the plates.What plate boundary feature is also shown?

• A ridge formed by an inactive convergent boundary

• A valley forming at an active divergent boundary

• A fault forming at an active transform boundary

• A volcano formed by an active transform boundary

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The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water and ice

• erosion
• cementation 
• pressure
• weathering

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