Review: How Does Water Change Earth's Surface?

During a storm, rainwater can quickly erode soil by

• soaking into the soil and making it damp.

• getting absorbed by plant roots in soil.

• hitting and loosening the soil at the surface.

• All of the above.

Eroded materials deposited in new areas is called .

What is sedimentary rock?

• solid rock that is formed from deposited sediment

• soft rock that weathers and becomes sediment

• sediment that has been washed away by water

• sediment that forms under water

What is the process of ice wedging?

• Blocks of ice freeze together and create a large block.

• Water in a pond freezes into a single piece of ice.

• Cracks in a rock get bigger when water inside them freezes.

• Snow and rocks are deposited in layers and form sedimentary rock.

How does rainwater cause erosion?

• it hits the soil to loosen it

• it dissolves the minerals in the rock

• it creates streams that carry away soil

• it grinds the ground with sand as water rushes over it

What is a mineral?

• the properties found in rock

• the properties found in water

• the chemicals that make up water

• the chemicals that make up rock

Sediments are

• rocks that are weathered by water.

• deposited pieces of eroded material.

• the chemicals that make up rocks.

• a type of rock formed from deposited materials.

The new layers that a rainstorm deposits the older layers.

• are the same color as

• contain the same materials as

• might have different colors than
• are always made of different materials than

Sedimentary rocks are

• the least common type of rock.

• the newest layers of sediments.

• always made from the same materials.

• rocks created from deposited materials.

What processes work together to form a canyon? Select 2

• Weathering

• Erosion

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