Changes to Earth

Which of the following can happen when water interacts with rock formations?

• climate changes

• a canyon forms

• sediment forms

• rain falls

• high tide occurs

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

• earthquakes

• glaciers

• volcanoes

• landslides

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Anna goes to the same beach with her family every summer. This year she noticed that the beach was smaller than last year. What might have caused the beach to change over the years?

• A volcano erupted and lava flowed over the beach.

• The cold weather caused the beach to change.

• Wind and water eroded the beach.

• Oxygen in the air reacted with the sand.

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How does erosion shape the land?

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

• Erosion does not change the shape of the land.

• Erosion only happens in winter.

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Rivers flow into large bodies of water and deposit sediment that, over time, can form a _______.

• high tide

• river dam

• delta

• canyon

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How does the hydrosphere interact with the geosphere?

• by causing earthquakes

• causing a volcano eruption

• flooding and erosion

• by encouraging overfishing that depletes a food source

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

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

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Precipitation is ____________________________.

• water that falls to Earth in different forms

• how a plant makes food from sunlight

• water in the form of solid, liquid, or gas

• how a plant emits gasses into the air

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What is the main source of energy that drives the water cycle?

• Core of the Earth

• Heat from the Sun

• Movement of Waves

• Pull of the Moon

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Students created a model of the water cycle. What part of represents precipitation in the atmosphere?

• droplets forming on the pan of melting ice cubes

• water drops falling from the pan of melting ice cubes

• water vapor rising from the beaker of water that is melting the ice cubes

• water heating inside the beaker

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