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Weathering can be created by

• wind
• ice
• water
• all of the above

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Weathering and erosion are the same thing.

• True
• False

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Landform

• process by which exposed rock is broken down by rain, frost, wind, or other elements of weather

• process by which weathered and eroded material is deposited by wind, water, and ice

• the movement of weathered material by wind, water, or ice (e.g. glaciers)

• a physical structure on Earth that occurs naturally

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When water wears away parts of the geosphere causing it to change it is called

• erosion

• lifting

• wind funnel

• hydropshere

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Wind, water, and ice are involved in both weathering and erosion. However, weathering and erosion are two different processes. Which sentence below states a difference between weathering and erosion?

• Erosion moves rocks to a new location.

• Weathering moves rocks from place to place.

• Erosion breaks down rocks but doesn't move them.

• Weathering moves rocks without breaking them down.

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What is the slow process that changes the Earth's surface?

• Tornado

• Hurricanes

• Wind Erosion

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Which of the following was formed through erosion?

• Eiffel Tower

• The Grand Canyon

• Mt. Rushmore

• The Pyramids of Giza

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When water enters the cracks in a large rock and freezes, the water expands. Over time, water freezing and thawing –

• erodes the large rock through a river

• weathers the rock into sediments

• deposits lava in a new place

• changes the rock into a glacier

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Which of the following processes will most likely contribute to the development of soil?

• Volcanic eruptions that make new land

• Building up of snow in very cold areas

• Migration of animals to warmer climates

• Breaking down of rock by wind, water, and ice

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What is weathering?

• Wearing down and breaking apart rocks

• Rain

• soil when it gets wet

• Erosion

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