9. What is weathering?

B. The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

A. The process of forming fossils

C. The movement of rocks from one place to another

D. The laying down of sediments

10. Which statement best describes physical weathering?

B. Rocks break apart without changing their chemical makeup

A. Rocks change into new substances

11. Which of these causes physical weathering?

C. Plant roots growing in rocks

12. What causes chemical weathering?

C. Acid rain or oxygen changing rocks

13. Which of these is an example of chemical weathering?

B. Limestone slowly dissolving in rainwater

A. Cracks in a rock from freezing water

B. The movement of rocks and soil from one place to another

A. The process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces

15. What is deposition?

B. The dropping or laying down of sediments

A. The carrying away of sediments

16. What is an example of erosion by gravity?

B. A landslide moving rocks downhill

A. Sand dunes forming in a desert

17. What happens during erosion by running water?

A. Rivers carry soil and rocks away

B. Ice freezes and breaks rocks

C. Wind moves sand across deserts

18. Where does deposition by water usually occur?

C. Where rivers slow down, like deltas and floodplains

21. How do waves cause erosion?

B. By hitting rocks along the coast

C. By carrying dust across land

23. How do glaciers cause erosion?

A. By scraping and carrying rocks as ice moves

B. By melting and flowing like rivers

C. By heating and cracking rocks

24. What happens when glaciers melt?

B. They leave behind rocks and soil

25. How does vegetation help prevent erosion?

D. By holding soil in place with roots

C. By dissolving minerals in rocks

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1. What are fossils?

A. Pieces of rock formed by volcanoes

B. The remains or traces of ancient plants and animals

C. Layers of hardened lava

D. Minerals found deep in Earth

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2. Where are fossils most often found?

A. Igneous rocks

B. Metamorphic rocks

C. Sedimentary rocks

D. Lava flows

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3. What do fossils tell scientists?

A. The names of living animals today

B. How mountains form

C. About past life and environments

D. The color of ancient rocks

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4. What are sediments?

A. Liquids that form inside volcanoes

B. Small pieces of rocks, soil, and organic material

C. Lava that cools quickly

D. Large boulders found in rivers

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5. Which of the following is an example of a sediment?

A. Sand

B. Coal

C. Granite

D. Diamond

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6. How are sedimentary rocks formed?

A. By cooling lava

B. By heat and pressure deep underground

C. By the compaction and cementation of sediments

D. By melting and cooling again

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7. What are the steps that lead to sedimentary rock formation?

A. Melting → Cooling → Crystallizing

B. Weathering → Erosion → Deposition → Compaction and Cementation

C. Freezing → Thawing → Melting

D. Compression → Expansion → Evaporation

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Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Fossils, and Sedimentary

1. What are fossils?

2. Where are fossils most often found?

3. What do fossils tell scientists?

4. What are sediments?

5. Which of the following is an example of a sediment?

6. How are sedimentary rocks formed?

7. What are the steps that lead to sedimentary rock formation?

8. Which of the following is an example of a sedimentary rock?

9. What is weathering?

10. Which statement best describes physical weathering?

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