Weathering, Erosion and Deposition Review

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How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

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expands cracks and breaks rocks.

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How did the cliff near the ocean form?

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Ocean waves washed away rock.

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What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks? Options: Deposition, Landslide, Weathering, Erosion

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Erosion

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Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because bits of broken rock and soil _____.

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are dropped in new places.

Front

What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches? Options: Waves, Gravity, Glaciers, Wind

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Waves

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Deposited material at the end of a river is called?

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delta

Front

Do glaciers shape and carve away the land beneath them, reshaping the landscape over time?

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True

Front

The changes in the shape of the Grand Canyon are a result of...

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water erosion

Front

A beach was most likely made by the process of depositing sediments.

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True

Front

How are stalactites and stalagmites in caves formed?

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slow deposition of minerals