Chapter 9: Weather, Erosion, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes

Earth's crust is...

• an outer layer for a big pizza.
• the outer surface layer of Earth.
• the process of breaking down rocks.

Mountains, plains, and valleys are all examples of:

• plateaus
• waterways
• landforms

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Earth's landforms never change.

• True
• False

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Weathering is when...

• rocks are slowly broken down into smaller pieces.
• it rains outside.
• what the sky looks like at any time.

What are the TWO types of weathering?

• Physical

• Water

• Sand

• Chemical

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When ONLY the size of the rocks is changed it is called:

• Water weathering
• Physical weathering
• Destruction

Water, ice, and living things are all examples of things that cause:

• erosion
• faults
• physical weathering

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When water freezes into ice it expands (gets bigger).

• True
• False

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The moving of weathered pieces of rock is called:

• transformation
• erosion
• disappearance

Water and wind are two things that cause erosion.

• True
• False

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