4th grade weathering and erosion Quiz

What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

• Erosion
• Landslide
• Weathering

What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?

• A glacier
• An iceberg
• An ice wedge
• A sand dune

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What is the wearing away or breaking down of rocks called?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Glaciers

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Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.

• forming new land features.
• breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.
• washing away beaches.
• moving topsoil.

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Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor is an example of

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
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How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place
• makes the rocks last longer
• expands cracks and breaks rocks
• causes rocks to fall in landslides

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How do plants weather rocks?

• during photosynthesis
• when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
• when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves

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How are stalactites and stalagmites in caves formed?

• water erosion

• mudslides

• slow deposition of minerals

• wind deposition

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"A student was observing rocks he found at a river bed. The rocks he found smooth and rounded because the rocks— "

• Were part of a glacier that melted. .

• Rolled down a side of a mountain.

• Formed from lava during an earthquake

• Were in a river that had fast moving water.

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"Which of the following does NOT cause a slow change to the Earth's surface? "

• Water

• Wind

• Earthquake

• Ice

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