Which is true of a canyon?

The are made by rivers cutting through land.

What kind of information is NOT recorded on a seismograph?

information about when the next earthquake will occur

How can a levee help prevent flooding?

It keeps rising water inside stream channels.

Sea grass can grow on a sand dune. How is the sea grass MOST likely to affect the sand dune?

The dune will erode more slowly and may even grow.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of weathering

a river carries sand and sediment downstream

Plants weather a rock by

growing inside cracks in the rock

How do dams help to control flooding.

Dams can be opened when needed and they can form lakes.

What happens to a hillside when it rains?

Water carries sediment down its sides.

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Constructive and Destructive Forces in Action

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1
Which is true of a canyon?
The are made by rivers cutting through land.
They are built up by waves.
They are built by water depositing sediment.
they are built up by wind
2
What kind of information is NOT recorded on a seismograph?
location of the focus point or the epicenter
strength of an earthquake
when the earthquake occurred
information about when the next earthquake will occur
3
Which of the following does NOT cause erosion?
wind
rain
rivers
temperature
4
How can a levee help prevent flooding?
It forms a lake with excess water.
It pulls water downstream before it can flood.
It acts as a drain when water gets too high
It keeps rising water inside stream channels.
5
A city builds levees on the banks of a river. What is the city MOST likely trying to reduce?
flooding
landslides
hurricanes
earthquakes
6
Which is an example of a landform made of destructive forces?
canyon
glacier
delta
mountain
7
Sea grass can grow on a sand dune. How is the sea grass MOST likely to affect the sand dune?
The dune will erode more quickly.
The dune will erode more slowly and may even grow.
The dune will move toward the land.
The dune will move toward the ocean.
8
Two tectonic plates that move toward each other or converge will form a
mountain
canyon
valley
earthquake
9
Which of the following is NOT a cause of weathering
a river carries sand and sediment downstream
a plant grows in a crack in a rock
waves constantly crash into a cliff
sand blows against a rocky surface
10
Plants weather a rock by
absorbing water from the rock
growing inside cracks in the rock
attracting insects to the rock
dropping pollen on the rock
11
How type of human intervention is pictured to control flooding.
jetty
beach reclamation
levee
dam
12
How do dams help to control flooding.
Dams pull water downstream before it can flood
Dams keep rising water inside stream channels.
Dams act as a drain when water gets to high
Dams can be opened when needed and they can form lakes.
13
What happens to a hillside when it rains?
Wind deposits sediment on top of it.
Wind carries sediment away from it.
Water carries sediment down its sides.
Water deposits sediment along its sides.
14
A delta forms by which process?
deposition
faulting
flooding
condensation
15
Which of the following is NOT a means of flood control?
flood plains
dams
jetty
levee

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