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Which factor contributes to weathering of rock?
a) prairie dog digging burrows in the soil of a grassland
b) plant roots growing into cracks of a cliff wall
c) gravity causing rocks to tumble off cliffs or down hillsides
d) a beaver building a dam across a stream

A desert is likely to have more erosion from _________________than a tropical rain forest because desert landscapes are more exposed.
a) water
b) insects
c) wind
d) leaves

In many environments, plants prevent ___________by holding soil, rocks, and sediment in place with their roots.
a) erosion
b) deposition
c) weathering
d) rain

What does water do when it freezes?
a) expands
b) contracts
c) evaporates
d) dissolves

Which of the following is both a product of weathering and a factor that causes weathering?
a) gravity
b) water
c) wind
d) sand

What do we call large ice formations that move slowly and form valleys and shape mountains through erosion?
a) Ice
b) Waves
c) Glaciers
d) Deposition

What is it called when the sediments are dropped off, or deposited in a river, lake, or ocean.
a) Sediment
b) Erosion
c) Weathering
d) Deposition

What are the three main causes of erosion?
a) wind, water, air
b) wind, water, glaciers
c) liquid, solid, gas
d) water, air, glaciers

What is a process that breaks rocks down into smaller pieces called sediments.
a) Sediment
b) Erosion
c) Weathering
d) Deposition

What is the process that carries or moves sediments from one place to another.
a) Sediment
b) Erosion
c) Weathering
d) Deposition

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