Cast Earth Science

Select all that apply.

Soil is made up of:

• sand

• magma

• silt

• minerals

• clay

Which is an example of a process that can slowly change the surface of Earth?

• earthquakes

• landslides

• volcanoes

• glaciers

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How does erosion shape the land?

• Earth's surface is changed by living things.

• Erosion does not change the shape of the land.

• Erosion happens only in the winter.

• Erosion carries the sediment and rock to another location, which changes the shape of the land.

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Which of the following can happen when water interacts with rock formations? Select all that apply.

• climate changes

• sediment forms

• rain falls

• high tide occurs

• a canyon forms

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A _____________ can be caused by winds and waves from a hurricane forcing water onshore.

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All of Earth’s liquid and solid water make up the ____________.

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How is erosion an effect of the hydrosphere?

• Erosion can be caused by moving water.

• Erosion can be caused by precipitation.

• The movement of glaciers causes erosion.

• The hydrosphere contains all of the land on Earth.

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Match the definition to the word.

The dropping off of eroded soil and bits of rock is:

• flood plain

• glacier

• deposition

• erosion

Match the definition to the word.

• flood plain

• glacier

• deposition

• erosion

The convergence of two CONTINENTAL plates will produce ___.

• island arcs

• rift valleys

• folded mountains

• trenches

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