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How are most canyons formed?
a) by moving water
b) by deposition
c) because of sandbars
d) by wind

a plant grows into a crack in pavement and makes the crack bigger, what type of weathering is occurring?
a) soil weathering
b) chemical weathering
c) mechanical weathering
d) pavement weathering

What is the reason for planting a cover crop?
a) to cause erosion
b) to prevent nutrients from building in the soil
c) to keep the farmer busy
d) to prevent erosion

How has the amount of salt in the ocean changed over the years?
a) it has decreased
b) it has increased
c) it has stayed the same
d) it has disappeared

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
a) weathering is the breaking of rock into smaller pieces and erosion is transferring of material from one place to another.
b) weathering is transferring materials from one place to another and erosion is breaking rock into smaller pieces
c) weathering is rock forming in layers and erosion is rock breaking down
d) weathering is rock breaking into smaller pieces and erosion is rock forming in layers

Where does overflow water and sediment from a flooded river go?
a) drainage basin
b) ocean
c) canyons
d) flood plain

What process forms a river delta?
a) deposition
b) flooding
c) blowing wind
d) evaporation

How do mineral deposits form on the bottom of the ocean and lakes?
a) condensation
b) evaporation of water
c) flooding
d) weathering

What 3 things can cause tsunamis?
a) hurricanes, tornadoes, underwater earthquakes
b) volcanic activity, underwater earthquakes (tectonic activity), and landslides
c) volcanic activity, landslides, and tornadoes
d) volcanic activity, hurricanes, and landslides

What agent of erosion causes sand dunes to form?
a) water
b) gravity
c) wind
d) humans

What do we call the land that is drained by a river?
a) drainage basin
b) flood plain
c) ocean
d) sandbar

What is the name of the landform that can be caused by a long shore current moving sediment from the shore into the water?
a) sand dune
b) sandbar
c) long shore dune
d) short dune

What is the main process that changes and shapes Earth’s surface?
a) wind
b) gravity
c) water running downhill
d) a breeze

When is the amplitude of ocean waves the smallest?
a) on a windy day
b) during a hurricane
c) during a tornado
d) on a calm day

What formed the great lakes?
a) wind
b) tornadoes
c) glaciers
d) waves

Beaches can have different colors of sand. What causes that?
a) The source of rock in the area
b) the source of wind in the area
c) the source of water in the area
d) the people in the area

Where is wave energy the strongest in the ocean?
a) the bottom of the ocean
b) the crest
c) the trough
d) the waters surface

Name 2 forces that can change coastal landforms
a) gravity and wind
b) gravity and water
c) gravity and sand
d) wind and water

How does wind change coastal land forms?
a) blows sediment into the ocean to form sandbars
b) blows sand into piles called sandbars
c) blows sand into piles called sand dunes
d) it does not affect coastal landforms

How does water in the form of waves change coastal landforms?
a) carries sediment away from the shore and wears down the rock in the area
b) it does not affect coastal landforms
c) it floods the area
d) it causes a drainage basin

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