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When water gets in a crack in a rock and freezes it causes the rock to break in half. This is an example of ________________.
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Compaction

Floods, forest fires, and volcanoes can be _______________.
a) destructive only
b) constructive only
c) destructive or constructive
d) neither destructive nor constructive

The Grand Canyon was formed by the force of __________________.
a) a glacier
b) wind blowing sand across the desert
c) plants growing between the rocks and splitting them
d) a river cutting through the rock

When wind blows sand from one place to another it is called __________________.
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Constrictive

Which earthquake was the strongest?
a) The 1914 earthquake in Brazil with a magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter scale
b) The 1936 earthquake in Venezuela with a magnitude of 8.4 on the Richter scale
c) The 1986 earthquake in Alaska with a magnitude of 9.3 on the Richter scale
d) The 1989 earthquake in San Francisco with a magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale

Landslides, avalanches, earthquakes, and sink holes are all ___________________ forces.
a) constructive
b) destructive
c) celestial
d) underwater

When sediment gets dropped off in a new place it is called _________________.
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Cementation

Which natural event can create new land, like islands?
a) Earthquake
b) Volcano
c) Landslide
d) Sinkhole

The breaking down of rocks is called ___________.
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Compaction

Which rapid change occurs when the ground collapses because the ground underneath has been washed away?
a) Earthquake
b) Volcano
c) Landslide
d) Sinkhole

What natural event causes a tsunami?
a) Earthquake
b) Volcano
c) Landslide
d) Sinkhole

A river carries sediment from the mountains to ocean. This is an example of ______________________.
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Mountain building

What physical property of an ice cube changes when it melts?
a) Color
b) Melting point
c) Water
d) Physical state

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