5th Grade Science GMAS review 4

When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces

• erosion
• weathering
• sediment

Particles of rock, sand, soil, plant and animal remains

• erosion
• sediment
• weathering

When water, ice and wind move particles of rock and soil from one place to another

• sediment
• weathering
• erosion

Erosion caused by _______________ changes beaches and lakes

• glaciers
• ice
• waves

Which event is an example of erosion?

• Snow falls during a storm
• Rocks slide down a hill slide
• A plant grows on a sandy beach

Sand dunes normally shift position through the action of

• Wind
• Rivers
• Earthquakes

How do we know that a rock has been weathered?

• it has sharp edges
• it has round edges

Roots break apart a side walk

• Chemical weathering
• Physical weathering

Carbon dioxide in rainwater dissolves limestone

• Chemical weathering
• Mechanical weathering

the part of the erosion process in which sediment travels to a new location and is laid down or dropped off

• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering
• erosion
• deposition