Reading Comp Quiz

What does the word state mean in the passage

• state of matter (gas, liquid, solid)

• a section of a country with an independent government

• California

• to say something

Which of the following does not cause erosion, according to the passage?

• A stream flowing down a mountain

• Rainfall

• An overflowing river

• A still pond

True or False. Only liquid water causes erosion.

• True

• False

According to the passage, which of the following can be created by melting glaciers leaving behind sediment?

• Valleys

• Volcanoes

• Hills

• Canyons

How do glaciers create sediment?

• They melt into sediment.

• They scrape against rocks as they slowly move and grind them down.

• They block wind and rain from hitting rocks

• They don't create sediment

True or false, layers of sediment can build up as a result of water, carrying sediment, slowing down.

• True

• False

Which of these is not true about glaciers

• They can cause erosion

• They used to cover large parts of continents

• They melt over time

• They cannot move

What is most likely the author's purpose for writing this passage?

• To persuade people to think that glaciers used to cover large parts of the continents

• To inform the reader about ways that water can cause erosion

• To compare erosion from water to erosion from wind

• To inform the reader that glaciers move