Science Pass Review

What landform is this and how was it formed? 

• Sand dunes, which are formed by wind.

• Sand dunes, which are formed by rain. 

• Hills, which are formed by wind.

• Hills, which are formed by sand build up.

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How are canyons formed?

• Glaciers moving down mountain

• Wind blows

• Water seeping into cracks

• Flowing rivers erode the walls

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Weathering is usually caused by

• ice

• water

• wind

• all of these

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The process of breaking rock into sediment is called 

• erosion

• friction

• velocity

• weathering

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These are formed when layers of dead plants or animals covered by sediment and water are changed through heat and pressure over thousands of years

• antiques

• emeralds

• fossil fuels

• slate rocks

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What is erosion?

• Erosion is when rocks and soil are moved to new places.

• Erosion is when rocks are broken into smaller pieces.

• Erosion is what happens during a rainstorm. 

• Erosion is something that happens to very small animals. 

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What is weathering? 

• Weathering is the process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces. 

• Weathering is the process that joins smaller rocks together to make big rocks. 

• Weathering is watching the weather to see if it will rain or snow or be windy.

• Weathering is when dinosaur bones get hard because they are in the weather. 

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What probably happened to this road? 

• The water probably caused erosion of the land by the road. 

• There was probably a hurricane. 

• A ship probably ran into the road. 

• Kids probably dug too much sand up and the road collapsed. 

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The process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

• deposition

• erosion

What are fossil fuels? Also known as nonrenewable.

• coal, oil, uranium

• oil, natural gas, uranium

• coal, oil, natural gas

• geothemals, coal, natural gas