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What is the process that drops sediments in a new location?
a) weathering
b) plate tectonics
c) deposition
d) erosion

What is the process that breaks down rocks into smaller sediments?
a) weathering
b) plate tectonics
c) deposition
d) erosion

What is the process that transports sediments to a new location?
a) weathering
b) plate tectonics
c) deposition
d) erosion

Which one is NOT an agent of weathering?
a) plants
b) wind
c) water
d) gravity

Which one is NOT an agent of erosion?
a) plants
b) gravity
c) wind
d) water

How do tides cause erosion and deposition?
a) Erosion happens at high tide and deposition happens at low tide
b) Tides don't cause erosion OR deposition.
c) Outgoing tides carry sediments away from shore and incoming tides deposit new sediments on the shore.
d) Erosion happens at low tide and deposition happens at high tide.

The best evidence that erosion has taken place would be provided by...
a) sediment observed at the bottom of a cliff
b) deep residual soil observed on a hillside
c) tilted rock layers observed on a mountain
d) faulted rock layers observed on a plateau

Which erosional force acts alone to produce avalanches and landslides?
a) gravity
b) running water
c) winds
d) sea waves

Which of these factors would not change the surface of the Earth?
a) fog
b) wind
c) rainfall
d) glaciers

How does erosion work?
a) Wind or water carries away rocks, sand, dirt
b) A volcano erupts
c) The Earth shakes when the plates collide.
d) Sand builds up causing a sandbar.

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