Weathering and Erosion

Which of these causes a quick change to Earth's surface?

• a volcano

• a glacier

• ocean waves

• rain

Which of these landforms is created through deposition?

• a mountain

• a delta

• a canyon

• a valley

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How do earthquakes change Earth's surface?

• spread rock and ash

• erode weathered rock

• send out waves that shake the surface

• makes large deltas

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What is one hazard that sometimes happens in a city after an earthquake?

• a tornado

• a fire

• a flood

• a hurricane

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When does an earthquake happen?

• when there is no change to Earth's plates

• when Earth's plates move slowly

• when Earth's plates tickle each other

• when Earth's plates move suddenly

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What forms sea arches and sea stacks?

• wind

• glaciers

• ocean waves

• rivers

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What does chemical weathering do?

• moves rocks from place to place

• changes rock into different materials

• deposits pieces of rocks into piles

• changes solid rock into rock that flows

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What does erosion do?

• picks up and moves sediment and rocks

• changes rocks chemically

• breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

• makes new rocks

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What sometimes happens on California's San Andreas Fault?

• ocean waves

• volcanic eruptions

• earthquakes

• sea stack formations

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What happens during deposition?

• pieces of rock and soil are laid down

• pieces of rock and soil are worn away

• pieces of rock and soil are picked up

• pieces of rock and soil are broken down into smaller pieces

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