You found a cave with limestone walls - how did the limestone get there?

Weak acid caused limestone to form through weathering.

On a low cliff near an ocean you might expect that over time erosion will:

Remove sediment from the cliff wall

sediment will be deposited in a new place

Water causes both erosion and deposition by:

Moving and depositing sediment as it flows

What would most likely cause soil near a river to be very rich and good for farming?

Flooding of the river has deposited rich soil.

A crack in rock might be bigger after winter because:

Water froze and expanded inside of it

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Earth Science Chapter 4 - How Slow Processes Change the Earth's Surface

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1
Slowly, over a long period of time:
Mountain peaks become jagged
Rivers become more shallow
Canyons grow deeper
Landslides occur
2
When sediment is laid down and settles in a new place we refer to this as:
deposition
erosion
preposition
explosion
3
You found a cave with limestone walls - how did the limestone get there?
The slow abrasion of glacial ice caused it to form.
Mrs. Davis painted it on the walls.
Erosion deposited sediment in heavy winds.
Weak acid caused limestone to form through weathering.
4
On a low cliff near an ocean you might expect that over time erosion will:
Wear away at the cliff through abrasion
Form glaciers
Build up a strong delta
Remove sediment from the cliff wall
5
The process of abrasion
smooths
moves
lifts
deposits
6
What is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces?
preposition
erosion
weathering
deposition
7
Landforms are the Earth's:
deltas
sandstorms
natural features
weathering
8
This material comes from the weathering of rock:
landforms
cement
glue
sediment
9
When materials are scraped away or smoothed, this is the process of:
erosion
weathering
deposition
abrasion
10
Over time, glaciers melt and deposit sediment. We might expect to find a lot of these:
jagged rocks
moraines
canyons
deltas
11
Moving water might form:
a coastline or a mountain
a river valley or a canyon
a mountain or a delta
a canyon or a volcano
12
In a sandstorm:
sediment will be deposited in a new place
Rocks and soil will slide
Expansion will cause cracks to grow larger
Caves generally form quickly
13
Which force is great enough to move a boulder?
glacier
wind
Miss Simons' foot
waves
14
Water causes both erosion and deposition by:
Forming coastlines
Being drippy
Moving and depositing sediment as it flows
Depositing rich soil
15
What would most likely cause soil near a river to be very rich and good for farming?
Rain has dissolved minerals to make the soil rich.
Flooding of the river has deposited rich soil.
Wind has blown rich soil up from the river.
The farmers have tilled the soil and erosion has occurred.
16
A river deposits sediment where it enters an ocean forming a:
delta
mountain
moraine
coastline
17
What is weathering?
the breaking apart of rock
the laying down of sediment
the movement of soil
What Mrs. Austin looks like if she does not get enough rest
18
A crack in rock might be bigger after winter because:
Water eroded the rock by its flow
Ice caused deposition
Snow caused abrasion
Water froze and expanded inside of it
19
A landslide is when rock and soil:
experience abrasion
form a coastline
slip downhill
merge with a delta
20
Sediment moves from one place to another in:
erosion
deposition
confusion
abrasion

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