Changing Earth's Surface Quiz

Wind and rain can break down exposed rock.

• True

• False

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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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Where do erosion and deposition occur in a river?

• Erosion occurs where fast-moving river water picks up soil and moves it downstream. Deposition occurs where a river current slows as it enters a larger body of water and drops the soil.

• Deposition occurs where fast-moving river water picks up soil and moves it downstream. Erosion occurs where a river current slows as it enters a larger body of water and drops the soil.

• A river erodes land. There is no deposition.

• A delta forms at the mouth of a river from deposition. There is no erosion.

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How is water a weathering agent?

• It dissolves minerals in rocks.

• It grinds and polishes rock by moving particles against it.

• It grows on rocks to break the rock apart.

• It is not a weathering agent.

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Mechanical weathering ____.

• breaks apart rocks by physical processes

• occurs when chemical reactions dissolve or change the minerals in rocks

• occurs when iron is exposed to oxygen and water

• none of the above

Chemical weathering ____.

• is caused by freezing and thawing

• breaks apart rocks by physical processes

• occurs when chemical reactions dissolve or change the minerals in rocks

• none of above

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What type of weathering is responsible for the formation of caves?

• Physical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

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Which statement best explains how this rock formation (The Lighthouse of Palo Duro Canyon State Park) likely formed over time?

• The Lighthouse formed as water erosion carved away the softer rock around the structure over time

• The Lighthouse formed from multiple episodes of wind erosion and deposition over time

• The Lighthouse formed as repeated flash floods deposited sediments and rocks on the structure over time

• The Lighthouse formed as desert plants protected some of the rock layers from erosion over time

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What shaped valleys do glaciers carve into mountains?

• L-shaped

• U-shaped

• T-shaped

• S-shaped

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Which of these is NOT a land feature formed by wind erosion

• Sand Dunes

• Arches

• Caves

• Scoured and Sandblasted Rocks