L 4 Changing Earth's Surface Review

True or false: Flowing water deposits sediment as the water speeds up.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

True or false: Glaciers erode Earth's surface as they blow over it.

• True

• False

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What occurs when rocks break into smaller pieces without changing the composition or chemical makeup of the rock?

• Physical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

What type of weathering changes the materials that are part of a rock into new materials?

• Chemical weathering

• Physical weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Why is water important in chemical weathering?

• Most substances dissolve in water.

• Water freezes and expands.

• Water evaporates quickly.

• Water provides nutrients.

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What is the removal of weathering material from one location to another called?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Abrasion

What is the process that involves physical and chemical changes to objects on Earth's surface over time?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Abrasion

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What is the laying down or settling of eroded material called?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Abrasion

What is the grinding away of rock or other surfaces as particles carried by wind, water, or ice scrape against them?

• Abrasion

• Oxidation

• Deposition

• Chemical weathering

What happens when sediment eroded by water, ice, and wind slows down or stops moving?

• The sediment is deposited in a new location.

• The sediment continues to erode.

• The sediment instantly turns into soil.

• The sediment mixes with other sediment to become rock.

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