Changing Earth's Surface

What happens when weathering and erosion work together?

• New Mountains are created

• The climate changes overnight

• Metal objects become rusty

• They change the Earth's surface

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The process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...

• sediment

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition 

What is sediment?

• the process of rocks being broken down and carried away

• bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks

• the top layer of the soil

• decaying plant or animal material 

Which of these is an example of erosion

• Light Shinning onto a mountain

• Rain breaking down rock 

• Wind blowing away sediment

• All of the above

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• A

• B

• C

• D

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Deposition is

• the settling or dropping of sediment in a new location.

• a type of rock.

• an example of a fast change.

• an increase in water temperature.

Which of these statements describes a landslide (hint...there might be more than one answer!)

• large amounts of rock and soil move at once

• it can happen very quickly

• can cause a glacier to form

• can cause roads and rivers to be moved

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Which of the following processes is not considered a rapid change to Earth’s surface?

• Volcanic eruption

• Earthquake

• Landslide

• Weathering

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3 fast changes to the Earth's surface are.....

• Weathering, Erosion, landslides

• volcanoes. earthquakes, landslides

• earthquakes, erosion, landslides

• landslides, erosion, deposition

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What is the major cause of weathering and erosion to form canyons?

• wind

• ice

• glaciers

• moving water

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