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Which lists the soil type in order from retaining the most water to the least water?
a) loam, sand, gravel, clay, silt
b) gravel, sand, loam, silt, clay
c) silt, loam, clay, sand, gravel
d) clay, loam, silt, sand, gravel
The process for forming sedimentary rock is
a) 1 weathering, 2 erosion, 3 deposition
b) 1 weathering, 2 cementation, 3 erosion
c) 1 weathering, 2 erosion, 3 deposition, 4 compaction, 5 cementation
d) 1 weathering, 2 compaction, 3 cementation, 4 deposition, 5 compaction
A landslide causes
a) large amounts of soil move at once
b) nearby air to move fast
c) tornadoes to form
d) lava to flow
Wind can move sand into a pile and form a sand dune. Which processes caused this to occur?
a) weathering and erosion
b) weathering and deposition
c) erosion and deposition
d) weathering and run-off
Fossil fuels are formed from
a) erosion and deposition
b) heat and pressure
c) heat and cementation
d) weathering and compaction
Canyons are formed by
a) earthquakes
b) rivers
c) ice
d) volcanoes
If a stream runs down a mountain carrying weathered rock, where would the MOST deposition occur?
a) Near the source of the water (at the top)
b) Where the river curves
c) Under ground
d) Near the bottom of the stream
The formation of a river delta is an example of:
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) compaction
Earthquakes can occur on land AND on the ocean floor.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
An example of a renewable resource is
a) oil
b) coal
c) natural gas
d) wood
When weathering, grinding, wind, ice, and water break rocks down into smaller pieces, these smaller pieces are called
a) humus
b) sediment
c) landforms
d) mechanical energy
Which is a form of the weathering process?
a) Heavy rains wash soil and sediment down a hillside
b) A flood carries sediment that settles in a new location
c) A glacier moves across the landscape, dropping rocks and soil as it moves
d) Water freezes in tiny holes inside a rock, breaking the rock apart as the ice expands
Which of the following describes ice changing the Earth's surface by erosion?
a) Water freezes in the cracks of a rock causing bigger cracks to form
b) A mound of rock is left as glacier ice melts and the glacier retreats
c) Sediment frozen in the ice of a slow-moving glacier forms a U-shaped valley
d) Heavy ice presses down on sediment causing the formation of sedimentary rock
Which of the following is NOT a form of weathering?
a) Rocks rubbing against each other
b) Ice grinding the rocks
c) plant roots growing through the rocks
d) water moving particles from rocks downstream
The process in which Earth's broken down materials are moved from one place to another.
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) landform
The process in which Earth's materials are broken down into smaller pieces.
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) landform
The process in which Earth's materials are deposited by wind, water, or ice.
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) landforms
What might be a cause of weathering, erosion, or deposition?
a) air, heat, noise
b) water, wind, ice
c) a hammer
d) heat
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