Changes to the Earth's Surface

What is the Earth's Surface made of?

• Trees, plants and shrubs

• Roads, buildings and bridges

• Oceans, rivers and seas

• Solid rocks and minerals

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Is it possible to stop the Earth's surface from changing?

• Yes.

• No.

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Weathering is

• The formation of land by solidifying magma

• The breaking down of large rocks and land into small rocks and sand

• The movement of small rocks and sand due to natural forces and human activity

• The effect of the weather on buildings and roads

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Erosion is

• The movement of small rocks, sand and soils due to natural processes and human activity.

• The breaking of large rocks and mountains into smaller rocks and sand due to rain, wind and temperature changes.

• The formation of rocks under immense pressure under the surface of the Earth.

• The construction of roads, buildings and bridges

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Which agents/forces break down Earth's minerals and surface?

• Water only

• Earthquakes and gravity

• Ice and James Bond

• Wind, Water, Ice, Plants and Animals

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Which of these is an example of erosion?

• Sunlight shining onto a mountain and allowing trees to grow.

• Rain falling on rocks and breaking the rocks into smaller rocks.

• Wind blowing away sand and lighter rocks from a mountain top.

• All of the above.

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Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Land Formation

• Human Construction

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Water flowing over land, breaking up rocks and moving small rocks and sand is an example of

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Land Formation

• Weathering and Erosion

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A small stream or other source of flowing water cannot form a canyon.

• True
• False

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

• True
• False

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