Birth of rocks review

Will a mountain last forever?

• Yes, they are made of solid rock.

• No, they are broken down over time by weathering and erosion.

• Yes, they are indestructible.

• No, they can be destroyed by human machines.

This picture is demonstrating what process?

• Ice Wedging

• Root Wedging

• Seed Wedging

• Water Wedging

This picture is demonstrating what process?

• Ice Wedging

• Root Wedging

• Seed Wedging

• Water Wedging

Rocks at the top of a mountain would most likely look like...

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After taking a tumble down the mountain (due to wind, water, etc.) rocks at the bottom of the mountain will most likely look more like...

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What is the scientific word for this process?

• weathering

• breaking

• crumbling

• shattering

What is the scientific word for this process?

• rolling

• movement

• erosion

• transferring

This volcano has a low, mound shape with thin, spread-out lava.

• Mt. St. Helens

• shield volcano

• Hawaiian volcano

• cone volcano

When a growing seed slowly breaks rock apart, it's called...

• plant wedging

• root erosion

• ice wedging

• root wedging

If you looked at rocks at the top of a mountain and at the bottom of a mountain, what might you see?

• The rocks at the top will be covered in snow.

• The rocks at the bottom will probably be smoother or rounder.

• The rocks at the bottom will be affected by wind erosion.

• The rocks at the top are probably bigger.