Review for Unit 9 Assessmment

The outer area of the Earth that makes up the physical features

• weathering

• surface features

• erosion

• deposition

• underground formations

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The relocation of sediment by wind, water, or ice

• weathering

• surface features

• erosion

• deposition

• underground formations

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Areas of Earth that form caverns​ (a)  

• underground formations
• weathering
• erosion
• surface features
• deposition

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Areas of Earth that form caverns​ (a)  

• deposition
• weathering
• erosion
• surface features
• underground formations

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When (a)   begin to melt, they erode land by picking up and carrying loose rocks and (b)   them as they move.

• glaciers
• depositing
• erosion
• weathering
• groundwater
• caverns
• landforms
• sediment

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The influence of water, wind, and ice varies the

​ ​ (a)   process.

• erosion
• caverns
• weathering
• depositing
• groundwater
• landforms
• glaciers
• sediments

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The bigger these agents are, the bigger the pieces of ​ (a)   they move.

• sediments
• erosion
• caverns
• depositing
• landforms
• groundwater
• glaciers
• weathering

​ (a)   are formed through long periods of chemical weathering and erosion by water. Although it’s a very slow process, over time, large passageways are formed.

• Caverns
• Erosion
• Glaciers
• Weathering
• Landforms
• Groundwater
• Depositing
• Sediments

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Explain the difference between weathering and erosion.

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Geoscience Processes

Geoscience processes are natural actions that change the Earth's surface over time. These include things like erosion, weathering, earthquakes, and volcanoes. For example, rivers can slowly wear away rocks and soil, carving deep valleys or canyons. Wind can carry sand and shape deserts, while glaciers can move across land, leaving behind deep grooves and valleys. 

Some geoscience processes happen slowly, over millions of years, like mountains forming or rocks breaking down into soil. Others, like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, happen quickly and can cause big changes in just a few minutes or days. 

These processes show how the Earth is always changing, even if it happens so slowly that we don’t notice it every day. 

Refer to “Geoscience Processes.” How do glaciers change Earth’s surface over long periods?

• By depositing large amounts of volcanic ash.

• By scraping and carving valleys as they move.

• By rapidly melting and flooding valleys.

• By building mountains as they flow.

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