Topic 5 Earth's Surface Features

Caves form from the ___________ weathering of ______________

• chemical, limestone

• physical, limestone

• chemical, sand

• physical, sand

Soil is formed from

• weathering and biological activity

• erosion and water

• weathering and erosion

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The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is called _________.

• fossils
• weathering
• erosion
• intrusion

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Rocks along a riverbed that are smoothed from continuously moving water and sediment rubbing against them is an example of:

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion

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Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart

• Weathering
• Erosion

Deltas (land-forms) forming at the mouths of rivers are examples of what?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Compaction

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Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor is an example of

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
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Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone are examples of what?

• Chemical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Physical Weathering

How do plants weather rocks?

• Plants don't weather rocks.
• When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.
• When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.