Topic 5 Study Quizizz

While Mari is travelling through Arizona with her family, she sees many interesting rock formations called hoodoos. Mari wonders why some parts of the hoodoo seem to be wearing away faster than others. Which factor causes this to happen?

• Climate

• Type of Rock

• Temperature

• Amount of Rainfall

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A biologist is examining some soil samples under the microscope. One sample was obtained from some woods nearby and the other sample was from a nearby beach. Which of these would she expect to see in the soil from the beach that would not be in the soil from the woods? Choose the two that apply.

• sand particles

• clay

• humus

• shell pieces

Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado is famous for its giant sand dunes. Sand dunes are landforms that are found in deserts and on beaches.Visitors to the park can surf down the dunes on sleds or boards. Which process causes the shape of these giant dunes?

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

• waves

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Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado is famous for its giant sand dunes. Sand dunes are landforms that are found in deserts and on beaches.Visitors to the park can surf down the dunes on sleds or boards. After visiting the park with his family, Kerry decides to build a model of a sand dune. In addition to sand, what will he need to form the model?

• ice

• plants

• water

• wind

During the Dust Bowl in the 1930s, there were huge dust storms caused by drought and wind. Farm areas all across the Midwest were affected by erosion. Many farmers lost the crops on which they depended to make a living and support their families.How can farmers prevent soil erosion on their farms? Choose the two that apply

• Leave roots in the soil after harvesting.

• Plant trees around the fields to block wind.

• Harvest all the crops on the farm at once.

• Pull up the entire plant when they harvest crops.

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CiCi is hiking in the woods after a rainstorm when she sees a single large mass of rock and soil moving quickly downhill. Which type of mass movement is this?

• landslide

• slump

• creep

• mudflow

Amy hikes down into the Grand Canyon to see Havasu Falls, a waterfall famous for its blue-green water and rock formations. Amy walks up to the rapidly-flowing river at the waterfall. She observes it is transporting a lot of sediment. What happens to the sediment as it flows downstream? To find out, she goes to the end of the steep canyon where the river becomes wider and shallower. What process takes place as the river slows down?

• runoff

• physical erosion

• deposition

• chemical weathering

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Amy hikes down into the Grand Canyon to see Havasu Falls, a waterfall famous for its blue-green water and rock formations. Where is the greatest amount of erosion occurring?

• at the top of the falls

• at the bottom of the falls

• downstream from the falls

• upstream from the falls

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Spelunkers study caves. When exploring caves, they wear safety gear such as a helmet with a light and knee and elbow pads. Spelunkers can see many beautiful formations when looking in a cave. What causes caves to form?

• physical weathering from wind

• chemical weathering from air in the cave

• physical weathering from animals burrowing

• chemical weathering from water underground

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Mack is making a model of a river. He places sand in a pan, places one end of the pan on some books so it is tilted, and then pours water on it. He observes the amount of sand that is eroded by the water. Next, he repeats the experiment, trying to erode more sand than before. To cause more sand to erode, Mack can ___________ the tilt Mack notices that sand is deposited at the end of his river model. This landform in the model represents a delta.

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