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What is the moving of rocks and soil by wind or water?
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d)

What is the chief agent of erosion?
a) running water
b) wind
c) glaciers
d)

What shaped valley is most likely the result of erosion caused by a glacier?
a) U-shaped valley
b) V-shaped valley
c)
d)

What shaped valley is most likely the result of erosion caused by running water?
a) U-shaped valley
b) V-shaped valley
c)
d)

Landslides, mudslides, and rock falls are examples of which type of erosion?
a) erosion by water
b) erosion by gravity
c) erosion by wind
d)

Which of the following could result from days of rainfall in a hilly region?
a) landslide
b) mudslide
c) sinkhole
d)

Which of the following occurs when loose material is pulled down in a sudden motion?
a) landslide
b) mudslide
c) sinkhole
d)

What type of erosion is most likely to occur in a desert?
a) erosion by water
b) erosion by wind
c) erosion by gravity
d)

What must occur for erosion to happen?
a) weathering
b) rainfall
c) deposition
d)

Which type of weathering is the breaking of rock into pieces by physical means?
a) mechanical weathering
b) chemical weathering
c)
d)

In which type of climate is chemical weathering most active?
a) warm and dry
b) cool and dry
c) warm and humid
d)

Caverns and sinkholes are formed by which type of weathering?
a) mechanical weathering
b) chemical weathering
c)
d)

Where do limestone regions tend to be?
a) valleys
b) plateaus
c) hills
d)

Which type of rock is easily broken down by acid in groundwater?
a) sandstone
b) limestone
c) granite
d)

What is it called when water freezes in the cracks of water and breaks the rock as it expands?
a) hydration
b) oxidation
c) frost wedging
d)

True or false: Living organisms do NOT play a role in both physical and chemical weathering.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Which type of weathering occurs when fine sand carried by strong winds wears away at rock surfaces?
a) abrasion
b) oxidation
c) frost wedging
d)

The process in which oxygen reacts with iron in rock to form rust is called:
a) hydrolysis
b) abrasion
c) oxidation
d)

Which of the following is a type of mechanical weathering?
a) burrowing animals
b) oxidation
c) hydrolysis
d)

What effects the rate (or speed) of weathering in a place?
a) climate
b) type of rock
c) both climate and type of rock
d)

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