WED QUIZ (Landforms)

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

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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Slow changes include what? Select all the correct answers

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• landslides

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Click all that are considered FAST changes

• weathering

• erosion

• landslide

• volcano

This rock formation formed over many millions of years.
What force most likely created it?

• A glacier pushing rocks ahead of it
• A river bringing rocks down a mountain
• Wind-blown sand carving large rocks
• A volcano blasting rocks great distances

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What is the usual order by which  a  landform is changed?

• deposition, erosion, weathering
• weathering, deposition, erosion
• erosion, deposition, weathering
• weathering, erosion, deposition

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When a river flows over the Earth and carves out a hole in the surface it makes a...?

• hill

• mountain

• canyon

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