Unit 5: Earth's Changing Surface Review

Breaking down of rocks into fragments is known as:

• Ammonification

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Lithification

Movement of soil or sediment to a new location is called:

• Deposition

• Assimilation

• Erosion

• Metamorphism

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Settling or laying of sediment into a new location is referred to as:

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Nitrification

What do you call a naturally occurring solid mass composed of minerals or mineraloids?

• Rock

• Soil

• Metal

• Gas

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The process of converting sediments to sedimentary rocks is called:

• Lithification

• Metamorphism

• Erosion

• Weathering

The process of forming metamorphic rocks is known as:

• Metamorphism

• Lithification

• Erosion

• Weathering

A series of processes that creates and transforms rocks is called the:

• Rock Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Erosion

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The element that is known to be the foundation of life on Earth is:

• Carbon

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

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The process by which carbon is exchanged in all layers of Earth is the:

• Carbon Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Rock Cycle

• Water Cycle

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Anything that releases carbon/carbon dioxide to the atmosphere is a:

• Carbon Source

• Carbon Sink

• Nitrogen Fixation

• Nitrification