Earth Science Slow Changes Review

The Earth is called the blue planet because _____ is covered in water.

Is formation of deltas and dunes constructive or deconstructive?

The corners of a rock become smooth and round due to tumbling action.  What process is this?

True or False. Rain can decrease erosion.

True or False.  Water is strong enough to change the shape of the land.

True or False. Mountain ranges change every day.

What force of WEATHERING caused these round pebbles?

Sand is dropped and piles into a dune.  What process is this called?

Which of the following landforms is created by deposition?

A sculpture made of limestone slowly wears away by acid rain. What process causes this?

What force of WEATHERING created the following image?

Name the landform created at the mouth of river where sediment is dropped and builds up?

What force of EROSION caused the following to happen?

True or False. Plants can help decrease erosion.

Layers of sediment piling up at the bottom of the ocean floor is an example of...

The place where fresh water and saltwater from the ocean mix?

Most of all the water on Earth is _________________

Which landform is created mainly by the process of erosion?

What force of WEATHERING caused this to happen?

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking rocks apart is an example of ...

True or False. Glaciers are made of saltwater.

A river drops sediment at its mouth, which piles up & becomes a delta. What process is this?

Caves being formed by carbonic acid dissolving underground rock is an example of....

True or False. When water freezes in a crack it expands.

Waves dropping sand on the beach is an example of...

True or False.  Weathering is a fast process.

What landform is a flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land?

A mudslide flowing down a steep hill is an example of...

Is the formation of canyons and valleys a constructive or deconstructive?

Glaciers scraping rocks and the surface of the Earth as they slowly move is an example of...

What force of WEATHERING caused the following to happen?

What force of EROSION caused the following to happen?

Soil in a field is washed away by rain or blown away by wind.  This is called ______________?

What landform is a piles of rocks, stones, or sediments carried and deposited by a glacier?

A large rock is cracked in half and over many years crumbles apart.  What process causes this?