Earth Processes and Landforms

The process that breaks down rock on or near Earth's surface is called?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• sedimentary

________________________ is the movement of weathered particles, which are called sediment, to new places.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• cementation

______________________ is the dropping of sediment into a new place.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• sedimentary

Glaciers, or huge sheets of slow-moving ice, are an agent of erosion. As a glacier moves forward, it can erode and flatten mountains, carving out a __________________.

• delta

• landslide

• U-shaped valley

• V-shaped valley

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A student hiking in a rocky area on a mountain notices that wide, deep cracks have formed in some of the large rocks. Some of the cracks are so large that the rocks have broken apart. Which process most likely caused these rocks to crack and break?

• erosion by wind

• water freezing and thawing

• erosion by fast-moving water

• sediments being deposited

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What landform has these characteristics?

- causes large amounts of soil to move at once

- usually happens rapidly

- can be caused by earthquakes or volcano

- can change the direction of creeks and streams

• sand dune

• delta

• U-shaped valley

• landslide

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Wind can blow sand and dry soil great distances. When the conditions are right, windblown sediment can produce ridges, or hills, called?

• sand dunes

• delta

• V-shaped valley

• landslide

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The deposition of sediment creates different kinds of landforms on Earth's surface. A river deposits its load of sediment at its mouth, or the place where it flows into the sea is called?

• sand dunes

• delta

• U-shaped valley

• landslide

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Which of the following correctly lists the slow change that most likely caused the features in the Earth's surface above?

• 1. Deposition 2. Weathering 3. Erosion

• 1. Erosion 2. Deposition 3. Weathering

• 1. Weathering 2. Erosion 3. Deposition

• 1. Deposition 2. Erosion 3. Weathering

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What most likely caused the transformation in the rock in the picture?

• Strong wind separated the rock into sediments when the winds reached 100 miles per hour

• Water froze in the crack of the rock. It expanded and forced the rock apart

• Water eroded the rock away as the river traveled upstream

• Deposition of sediment from strong winds allowed the rock to fall to the bottom

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