Weathering, Erosion and Deposition Review

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place.
• makes the rocks last longer.
• expands cracks and breaks rocks.
• causes rocks to fall in landslides.

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A cliff formed near the ocean.  Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

• Warm air melted the rock.
• Sun rays evaporated the rock.
• Ocean waves washed away rock.
• Plant roots pushed away the rock.

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What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

• Deposition
• Landslide
• Weathering
• Erosion

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Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because bits of broken rock and soil _____.

• stop rivers from flowing.
• make rich farmlands.
• are dropped in new places.
• move very slowly.

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What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?

• Waves
• Gravity
• Glaciers
• Wind

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Deposited material at the end of a river is called?

• landform
• delta
• canyon

Glaciers shape and carve away the land beneath them and can drastically reshape the landscape over hundreds or even thousands of years.

• True
• False

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The changes in the shape of the Grand Canyon are a result of.....

• water erosion

• wind erosion

• deposition

• earthquakes

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A beach was most likely made by the process of depositing sediments.

• True

• False

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How are stalactites and stalagmites in caves formed?

• water erosion

• mudslides

• slow deposition of minerals

• wind deposition

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