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Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
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After learning about weathering, erosion, and deposition, test your knowledge with this quiz!
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What are some possible causes of erosion?
natural resources
water and wind
ice and gravity
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What is weathering?
When mountain rocks are moved from one place to another
When mountain rocks are slowly broken into smaller pieces.
When sand settles to the bottom of the ocean.
When water falls to the earth as rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
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True or false: Wind, water, and ice can cause deposition.
False
True
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What are some landforms that can be caused by weathering and erosion?
butte, mesa, gorge,
canyon, valley, arch
hanging valley, meander, hoodoo
exfoliation dome, spheroidal rocks
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Which is an example of erosion?
Wind blowing sand from one place to another
Glaciers moving downhill & moving rocks to different places
Water transporting rocks into creeks
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What are some landforms that can be caused by deposition?
moraine, outwash plain,
delta, sandbar, levee
alluvial fan, beach, floodplain,
plain, sand dune, landslide, slump
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What are some possible causes of weathering?
people, animals, heating, coolin
rocks and soil
wind, water, ice, plants
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What is deposition?
When mountain rocks are moved from one place to another
When water falls to the earth as rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
When sand settles to the bottom of the ocean.
When mountain rocks are slowly broken into smaller pieces.
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What is erosion?
When mountain rocks are moved from one place to another
When mountain rocks are slowly broken into smaller pieces.
When sand settles to the bottom of the ocean.
When water falls to the earth as rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
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What is an example of deposition?
Water flowing in a river slows down & rocks deposited
Glaciers deposit rock in new places once ice melts.
Wind blows & carries dust away then dies down & leaves dust.
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Ex of weathering:Wind blows sand against rocks and the sand breaks tiny pieces off of the rocks
False
True
