U4L1 Weathering and Erosion pgs163-172

Which comes first in "time" - cause or effect?

• Cause

• Effect

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Rocks can be cracked and crushed by mere wind and rain.

• True

• False

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When water freezes, it _________.

• gets heavy

• disappears

• expands

• shrinks

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The process of rock breaking apart is called _______.

• deposition

• weathering

• erosion

• sediment

A tree's roots can cause a rock or boulder to split and break apart.

• True

• False

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Choose ALL the things that cause weathering.

• Water

• Wind

• Moonlight

• Living things

• Chemicals

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The process of moving weathered rock from one place to another is called ____________.

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• replacement

_______ _______ is one of the most common causes of erosion.

• Big trucks

• Gravity motion

• Main erosion

• Moving water

The dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water is known as ___________.

• deposition

• erosion

• dropmotion

• gravitational

Sand, silt, and small _____ are left behind from slow-moving water.

• animals

• rocks

• sanddrops

• piles

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