Slow Changes

Rock hits another rock as it is carried downstream causing both rocks to break

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Sand settles on the beach after waves dropped it there. This is an example of...

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Small islands made of sediment called deltas form at the end of rivers

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Sand dunes are large piles of sand that can be found in the desert. What causes these sand dunes to form?

• water

• wind

• ice

• volcanoes

Canyons are formed by

• earthquakes breaking rock layers apart.

• wind smoothing out rock formations.

• lava flowing from nearby volcanoes.

• rivers carrying sediments that weather and erode land.

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

• keeps the rocks in place

• expands cracks and breaks rocks

• makes the rocks last longer

• causes rocks to fall in landslides

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Besides moving water, what other forces cause erosion?

• wind salt gravity

• wind ice gravity

• wind animals storms

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A cliff formed near the ocean. Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

• warm air melted the rock

• sun rays evaporated the rock

• ocean waves washed away rock

• plant roots pushed away the rock

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What is the breakdown of the Earth’s crust into sediment called?

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• whooshing

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What is it called when weathered rock is carried away?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• breaking

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