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Surface Feature of the Earth
a) landform
b) constructive processes
c) destructive processes
d) sediment

Loose particles of weathered rock, including pebbles and sand
a) deposition
b) weathering
c) sediment
d) erosion

the breaking down of rock at the surface of the Earth
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) delta

huge sheets of ice that move slowly across land
a) delta
b) glacier
c) moraine
d) levee

force that pulls all objects toward each other
a) constructive force
b) destructive force
c) landform
d) gravity

an opening in the earth's surface through which hot, melted rock and gases escape
a) volcano
b) hurricane
c) canyon
d) cave

Which is one way that earthquakes change landforms?
a) they release ash and rock
b) they scrape away rocks on Earth's surface
c) they cause cracks to form in earth's surface
d) they pick up weathered rock particles and move them

when a glacier moves boulders over land, this is an example of
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) eruption
d) ice wedging

what causes water to flow downhill?
a) erosion
b) weathering
c) gravity
d) the slope of the hill

Water, wind, and glaciers drop, or deposit, rock material in a new place
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) landformation

The water in a river slows near its mouth where it flows into an ocean or lake. Sand and sediment drops and settles to the bottom forming this landform
a) moraine
b) levee
c) delta
d) floodplain

Wide, flat, fertile area along the sides of a riverbank caused by river flooding
a) floodplain
b) dam
c) jetty
d) levee

ridge of sediment deposited when a glacier melts
a) delta
b) floodplain
c) moraine
d) levee

a break in the rock that makes up the Earth's crust, or outer layer
a) fault
b) moraine
c) dune
d) floodplain

hill of sand deposited by wind
a) dune
b) jetty
c) moraine
d) hurricane

Melted rock underground
a) lava
b) crust
c) levee
d) magma

Magma that reaches the surface of the earth
a) deposition
b) lava
c) fault
d) volcano

Deposition is a process that
a) breaks down rock
b) builds mountains
c) drops rock particles in new places
d) moves rock particles to new places

Which landform may form as a result of volcanic eruptions?
a) cliffs
b) deltas
c) mountains
d) floodplains

How are earthquakes and volcanoes alike?
a) they only occur on land
b) they are only destructive processes
c) they are only constructive processes
d) they are both constructive and destructive processes

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