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Weathering And Erosion
Test Description: Weathering Erosion
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1) What is a process that breaks rocks down into smaller pieces called sediments.
A
Weathering
B
Deposition
C
Sediment
D
Erosion
2) What is the process that carries or moves sediments from one place to another.
A
Deposition
B
Erosion
C
Weathering
D
Sediment
3) What are the three main causes of erosion?
A
wind, water, glaciers
B
water, air, glaciers
C
liquid, solid, gas
D
wind, water, air
4) What is it called when the sediments are dropped off, or deposited in a river, lake, or ocean.
A
Sediment
B
Deposition
C
Erosion
D
Weathering
5) What do we call large ice formations that move slowly and form valleys and shape mountains through erosion?
A
Deposition
B
Waves
C
Ice
D
Glaciers
6) What does water do when it freezes?
A
evaporates
B
contracts
C
expands
D
dissolves
7) Which of the following is both a product of weathering and a factor that causes weathering?
A
wind
B
water
C
sand
D
gravity
8) In many environments, plants prevent ___________by holding soil, rocks, and sediment in place with their roots.
A
rain
B
erosion
C
weathering
D
deposition
9) A desert is likely to have more erosion from _________________than a tropical rain forest because desert landscapes are more exposed.
A
water
B
leaves
C
wind
D
insects
10) Which factor contributes to weathering of rock?
A
a beaver building a dam across a stream
B
plant roots growing into cracks of a cliff wall
C
prairie dog digging burrows in the soil of a grassland
D
gravity causing rocks to tumble off cliffs or down hillsides
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