Lesson 1 Section 1: Earth's Changing Surface Quiz

What are the three processes that change Earth's surface?

• Tectonic plate movement, soil erosion, and deforestation

• Weathering, erosion, and deposition

• Volcanic activity, earthquakes, and landslides

• Glaciers, hurricanes, and tornadoes

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Water, Ice, Wind, and ________ can all cause the processes of Weather, Erosion, and Deposition

• Living Things

• Sand

• Rocks

• Clouds

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What is the natural process of breaking down rock called?

• Weathering

• Sedimentation

• Erosion

• Deposition

Which of the following can cause weathering?

• Deforestation

• Moving water or wind

• Volcanic eruptions

• Industrial pollution

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What is the process called when weathered bits of rock or soil are loosened and moved from one place to another?

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

• Weathering

• Deposition

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What is the process called when water moves material to different places?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Sedimentation

• Weathering

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How can you use evidence of changes in Earth's surface?

• To predict future changes

• To control the weather

• To create new landforms

• To study the ocean floor

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What is the process of breaking down rock by a growing plant called?

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Sedimentation

• Erosion

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What is the process of eroded pieces settling in a new location called?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Sedmentation