Quiz about 5th Grade: Constructive and Destructive Forces

Question 1

What is a destructive force?

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A natural process that destroys land

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A natural process that creates land

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A natural process where areas that are normally dry is covered in water

Question 2

A constructive force is defined as

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a natural force that builds up and creates new land

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a natural occurrence that can build up or break down

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an earthquake or a volcano

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a destructive force that has been controlled

Question 3

When the material that is worn down is carried away by wind, moving water, ice, living beings or gravity.

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Deposition

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When those materials stop moving and build up somewhere else.

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 5

A hill of sand, made and shaped by wind.

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Sand Dune

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Delta

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Fault

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Volcano

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An area of new land at the mouth of a river.

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Delta

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Sand Dune

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Fault

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Glacier

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Deposition is a process that

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Drops sediment to form landforms

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Dissolves sediment

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Breaks down rock to form sediment

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Removes sediment from land forms

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Where do deltas form?

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At river mouths

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Desert Areas

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On the Banks of Rivers

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In Valleys Formed by Glaciers

Question 9

Volcanoes can create new land when they release

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lava

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water

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faults

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mud

Question 10

Do earthquakes occur underwater?

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Yes, and they can cause huge tidal waves to occur.

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No, earthquakes have to occur on land.

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No, only volcanoes occur underwater.

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Yes, but they have no effect on the ocean waters.

Question 11

How were the Hawaiian islands formed?

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by volcanoes

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by an earthquake

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by tidal waves

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by wind erosion

Question 12

Which does NOT cause erosion?

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sunlight

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water

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wind

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ice

Question 13

Why are the rocks and pebbles found in riverbeds usually smooth?

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The rocks are worn smooth by rubbing against other rocks.

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The rocks are very old.

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Animals in the river keep rubbing against the rocks.

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Rivers only flow where rocks are smooth.

Question 14

Which example shows how Earth's surface has been changed by fast-moving water?

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canyon

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earthquake

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volcano

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freshwater lake

Question 15

Weathering can be created by

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all of the above

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wind

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ice

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water

Question 16

What does a glacier create?

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U shaped valleys

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V shaped valleys

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Big valleys

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small valleys

Question 17

A glacier is a slowly moving mass of __________.

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ice

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rock

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wind

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sediment

Question 18

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

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weathering

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erosion

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soil conservation

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decomposition

Question 19

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of what?

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Deposition

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Compaction

Question 20

Acid rain that dissolves underground limestone creates what land form?

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Caves

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Plateaus

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Lakes

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Mountains

Question 21

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart is an examples of what?

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Mechanical Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Chemical Weathering

Question 22

What is the major cause of weathering and erosion?

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Moving water

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Wind

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Ice

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Glaciers

Question 23

The process of decomposing, breaking up, or changing rocks on Earth's surface is known as what?

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Weathering

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Sediment

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 24

What is mechanical weathering?

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Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.

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Rocks are broken down through chemical changes.

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Rocks are worn away from acid in plant roots.

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Rocks broken down by machinery.

Question 25

As you were climbing a mountain, you noticed that rocks were crumbling below your feet and moving down the mountain. What 2 processes did you observe?

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Weathering and erosion

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Erosion and deposition

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Abrasion and chemical weathering

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Abrasion and ice wedging

Question 26

The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces of the same rock without any change in its composition

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mechanical weathering

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chemical weathering

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erosion

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deposition

Question 27

The part of the erosion process in which sediment travels to a new location and is laid down or dropped off is called?

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Deposition

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Chemical weathering

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Mechanical weathering

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Erosion

Question 28

Oxidation producing rust on some rocks containing iron is an example of_________________________.

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Chemical Weathering

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Mechanical Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 29

Acid rain wearing away the face of a marble gravestone or statue is an example of?

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Chemical Weathering

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Mechanical Weathering

Question 30

How is mechanical weathering different from chemical weathering?

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Chemical weathering changes the chemical composition of rocks; mechanical weathering does not.

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Chemical weathering happens over much shorter time frame than mechanical weathering.

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Chemical weathering occurs only in tropical climates; mechanical weathering occurs only in cool climates.

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Chemical weathering occurs only in the mountains; mechanical weathering occurs only on flat land.

Question 31

Exposure to rain and oxygen causes the metal minerals in rocks to rust and fall apart. This is an example of:

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Chemical Weathering

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Mechanical Weathering

Question 32

There are two types of weathering, chemical weathering and ________________ weathering .

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Mineral

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Chemical

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Physical

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Gradual

Question 33

When oxygen reacts with iron it forms?

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Rust

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Water

Question 34

All of the following cause weathering except.

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Clouds

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Water

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Animals

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Plants

Question 35

Glaciers shape and carve away the land beneath them and can drastically reshape the landscape over hundreds or even thousands of years.

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True

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False

Question 36

Weathering and erosion are the same thing.

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False

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True

Question 37

A metal statue slowly turning green after years of being outside is an example of:

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Chemical Weathering

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Mechanical Weathering

Question 38

Particles of rock, sand, soil, plant and animal remains are all parts of ______________.

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Sediment

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Erosion

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Weathering

Question 39

The MOST important destructive force that can be seen in this picture is

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erosion by the action of water

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deposition by glaciers

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deposition by water and wind

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weathering by the action of plant roots

Question 40

This active feature of Earth's crust helps in building mountain ranges as well as islands. The feature is a

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volcano

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cavern

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earthquake

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mountain

Question 41

What kind of destructive force or forces will most likely change the way Stone Mountain looks over the next million years?

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erosion and weathering

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volcanoes

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landslides

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earthquakes and faulting

Question 42

Andrew went on vacation and saw the rock shown here. He looked at the rock, and thought about how it got its shape. What MOST LIKELY shaped the rock this way?

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Over time, wind and water helped shape this rock.

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Sea animals wore the rock away over time.

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Early humans chipped away pieces of the rock.

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The rock was shaped this way from its beginning

Question 43

Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains were once among the tallest in the world, similar in altitude to the Himalayas of today. This would still be the case if not for the process of

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erosion

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folding

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volcanism

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metamorphism

Question 44

We usually think of this as a destructive process as seen here in Puerto Rico. When over, it is also a constructive process because debris builds up at the base. This is called a

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landslide

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delta

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plateau

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low lands

Question 45

Irregular shaping of land form is caused by

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erosion

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glacial movement

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volcanic activity

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constructive forces

Question 46

Plants and lichens are important in both physically and chemically__________ rocks.

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weathering

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building

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depositing

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eroding

Question 47

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began constructing____________ in Georgia for flood control in the 1940's and 1950's.

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dams

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levees

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storm drains

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barrier islands

Question 48

What is the main purpose of the fence seen on this beach?

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to keep the sand in place

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to keep people off the beach

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to provide a resting place for sea birds

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to separate the beach from the rest of this park

Question 49

Man uses technology to prevent wind and water from destroying property and landforms on Earth. Where is the table would you insert contour plowing?

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both wind and water

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wind

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water

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neither wind or water

Question 50

People increase erosion in forested areas by

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cutting down trees

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tilling the soil

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polluting the air

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planting invasive species

Question 51

Beach reclamation is a way to stop beach erodion. Sand is scooped from the bottom of the ocean by the process of ____________. The sand is cleaned and dropped back on the beach.

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dredging

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depostion

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digging

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sedimentation

Question 52

What is the MAIN cause of increased erosion?

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human activity

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strong winds

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flash floods

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movement of glaciers

Question 53

Here you can see before and after hurricane Katrina photos of coastal New Orleans. Even though we cannot stop a hurricane, we can reduce its destruction to life and land by using_________ imagery to track its path.

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satelitte

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telescope

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space probe

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photographic

Question 54

ALL BUT __________ directly causes erosion.

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sunlight

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ice

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rain

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wind

Question 55

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

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Erosion

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Weathering

Question 56

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

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 57

Wind blowing sand from one location to another

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Erosion

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Weathering

Question 58

Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 59

What is sediment?

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bits of rock and sand caused by the weathering of rocks

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the process of rocks being broken down and carried away

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the top layer of the soil

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decaying plant or animal material

Question 60

Flood waters moving soil from one location to another

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Erosion

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Weathering

Question 61

The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...

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erosion

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weathering

Question 62

The process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...

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weathering

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erosion

Question 63

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 64

What is the main way to identify rocks?

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By grain size

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By color

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By streak test

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By hardness

5th Grade: Constructive and Destructive Forces

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