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Which of the following takes the longest amount of time?
a) creation of a river delta
b) a landslide
c) an earthquake
d) a limestone rock breaking down

Which of the following is NOT a form a mechanical (physical) weathering?
a) ice wedging
b) the creation of a limestone cave
c) plant roots breaking rock
d) wind smoothing rock surfaces

Which of the following is most often involved in geoscience processes?
a) wind
b) plate tectonics
c) water
d) plant roots

Freezing water forcing rocks apart is an example of ______
a) mechanical (physical) weathering
b) a large scale process
c) a chemical process
d) dissolution

Which of the following affects the largest section of Earth?
a) a landslide
b) the formation of a mountain range
c) a volcanic eruption
d) an earthquake

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about rainwater?
a) Rainwater naturally becomes slightly acidic as it falls through the air
b) Rainwater can break apart limestone rock
c) Rainwater becomes slightly acidic only in places with high levels of air pollution
d) When rainwater falls onto limestone, the result is called dissolution

Which is the best example of a geoscience process that does NOT involve water?
a) glaciers cutting through Earth's surface
b) landslides
c) the creation of a canyon
d) the creation of a mountain range

When water freezes, it expands and can crack rocks apart. What is different about water from most other substances?
a) Most substances expand when heated, not cooled
b) Most substances cannot freeze
c) Most substances need gravity in order to expand
d) Most substances aren't near rocks

What large-scale geoscience process is responsible for the creation of mountain ranges?
a) chemical weathering from rainwater
b) the movement of tectonic plates
c) the movement of sand during sandstorms
d) volcanic eruptions

Which of the following is a true statement?
a) The surface of the Earth is constantly changing
b) The surface of the Earth rarely changes
c) The surface of the Earth only changes when man is involved
d) The surface the Earth could change, but it hasn't in a very long time

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