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According to the data in the table, which one of the following statements is true?

• The width of the beach continuously decreased

• The width of the beach continuously increased

• The width first increased and then decreased

• The width first decreased and then increased

Which of the following processes is NOT caused by water or wind?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Earthquakes

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In some areas of Texas, solid layers of rock called bedrock are beneath a thin layer of soil. Examine the information about bedrock in the picture. What would need to happen for the bedrock to change into soil?

• Erosion of the soil on top of the rock

• Deposition of more soil on top of the rock

• Weathering of the rock by ice to break it up

• A volcano eruption to melt the rock

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The pictures demonstrate four types of soil. Which statement best describes how these soils support plants?

• The soil in Picture 1 has a texture of large gravel that retains water and supports roots for healthy plant growth.

• The soil in Picture 2 is grainy and dry which supports plants growing in a rainforest because roots can easily grow.

• The soil in Picture 3 is moist and loosely packed which supports deep roots and strong, healthy plant growth.

• The soil in Picture 4 has a silky-smooth texture that supports deep root growth for strong and healthy plants.

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The diagram shows an area of land that changed over hundreds of years. Refer to the images shown. Which process changed the shape of the rock layers overtime?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Evaporation

• Faulting

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Which of the following describes ice changing the Earth's surface by erosion?

• Water freezes in the cracks of a rock causing bigger cracks to form.

• A mound of rock is left as glacier ice melts and the glacier retreats.

• Sediment frozen in the ice of a glacier moves as the glacier moves.

• Heavy ice presses on sediment causing the formation of sedimentary rock.

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a mixture of decaying organic material, weathered rock, water, mineral fragments, and air that takes thousands of years to develop

• Soil

• Sand

• Weather

• Gravel

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The Earth's soils and minerals are changed by weathering over a long period of time. Which of the following is NOT a form of weathering?

• Rocks rubbing against each other

• Ice grinding the rocks

• Plant roots growing through the rocks

• Water moving particles from rocks downstream

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material in the soil formed from decayed plants and animals

• Soil

• Gravel

• Humus

• rocks

__________ drops it

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition