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Glacier movement formed which body of water?
a) the Mississippi River
b) the Atlantic Ocean
c) the Mississippi River
d) the Great Lakes

When will the amplitude of ocean waves be the smallest?
a) on a calm day
b) during a tsunami
c) on a very windy day
d) during an underwater earthquake

What is the main process that shapes Earth's surface?
a) glaciers slowly moving
b) water running downhill
c) ocean waves striking the shoreline
d) wind blowing tiny particles in the air

A longshore current can move sediment from the shoreline to an area in the water. What kind of landform does this movement create?
a) A cliff
b) beach
c) lagoon
d) sandbar

The land drained by a river is called its
a) delta
b) flood plain
c) drainage basin
d) drainage plain

What causes sand dunes to form?
a) wind
b) water
c) plant growth
d) strong storms

What can cause tsunamis to form?
a) ocean winds
b) severe hurricanes
c) multiple tornadoes
d) underwater earthquakes

Mineral deposits in lakes and on the ocean floor are formed when
a) dissolved minerals settle out of the water.
b) minerals in rainfall settle in lakes and oceans.
c) rocks in lakes and oceans undergo weathering.
d) the tectonic plates under lakes and oceans shift.

What process forms a river delta?
a) erosion
b) deposition
c) weathering
d) sedimentation

What is an important difference between erosion and weathering?
a) Erosion changes the chemistry of materials.
b) Weathering happens only during fierce storms.
c) Weathering happens after the erosion of a material.
d) Erosion involves movement of materials from one place to another.

Why do farmers plant a cover crop?
a) The cover crop keeps the rain water in the soil.
b) The cover crop reduces the pollutants in the soil.
c) The cover crop reduces the amount of soil erosion.
d) The cover crop changes the types of minerals in the soil.

Plant roots grow into cracks in rocks and make the cracks larger. What is happening?
a) erosion
b) deposition
c) chemical weathering
d) mechanical weathering

How were the canyons in Badlands National Park formed?
a) They were formed by a rapid shift in Earth's tectonic plates.
b) They were formed by erosion as moving water dug into Earth.
c) They were formed by a sudden and unexpected volcanic eruption.
d) They were formed as a glacier moved from Canada to North America.

Looking at layers of sedimentary rock that contain fossils, in which layer would you find the oldest fossils?
a) The top
b) The middle
c) The second
d) The bottom

Which soil layer has the greatest amount of organic material?
a) sand
b) topsoil
c) subsoil
d) parent rock

What tool do you need to test a mineral's color?
a) a hammer
b) a fingernail
c) a steel knife
d) an unglazed ceramic tile

Why are you likely to find dark brown soil
a) It has little humus.
b) It has a lot of humus.
c) It comes from rock with iron-rich minerals.
d) It comes from rock with a small amount of minerals.

Which type of soil is fine-grained and holds water extremely well?
a) silt
b) clay
c) sand
d) loam

What do you look for to determine something is a sedimentary rock?
a) Fine grains
b) Coarse grains
c) Layers
d) lava pieces

Which process forms new soil when exposed rock begins to break down?
a) erosion
b) rock cycle
c) exposition
d) weathering

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