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1
How does weathering help form a sandy beach by the ocean?
Melting glaciers deposit grains of sand.
Sandstorms deposit sand from nearby deserts.
Waves break rocks into pieces, making grains of sand.
Chemicals in the waves dissolve large rocks into sand.
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A house is on a low cliff near the ocean. How can erosion affect the house?
The pain on the house could be worn away.
The soil around the house could be moved by a glacier.
Extra sediment could build up around the house.
Sediment that the house is standing on could be removed.
3
Which is an example of Earth's surface changing slowly over time?
Wind gets a little stronger each year.
Canyons get a little deeper each year.
Waves get a little bigger each year.
Valleys get a little narrower each year.
4
A sandstorm can move sand over great distances. Which most likely happens during a sandstorm?
Sediment is deposited in a new place.
Rocks and soil slide down a hillside.
Water freezes and splits rocks.
A cave forms underground.
5
Some areas in the world have many volcanoes. What do these places have in common?
The are on land that has a lot of rock and soil.
They are in areas where one plate slide underneath another.
They are places where Earth's core is cracked beneath them
They are islands built up from the floor of the ocean.
6
There was a small crack in a rock. After winter the crack had changed. What happened?
It got bigger because the water froze and expanded.
It got smaller when the water mixed with dust.
It got bigger because the water eroded the rock.
It got smaller after the water deposited sediment.
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How do weathering and erosion cause a landslide?
Sandstorms blow sediment against rock.
Weak acid dissolves limestone.
Rock and soil slip downhill.
Moving ice deposits sediment.
8
Which of these causes an earthquake?
rock and soil sliding downhill
lava hardening into rock
two plates sliding past each other
rocks crashing into the ground
9
A mountain town has had many landslides. Which of these most likely caused the landslides?
snow storms
rain showers
a volcanic eruption
forest fires
10
In the desert, wind causes abrasion to rocks. What will happen to the rocks over time?
They will blow away.
The will crack.
They will become bigger.
The will become smoother.
11
Which landform is found only where land meets an ocean?
Valley
Coastline
Mountain
Plain
12
The picture shows a large crack in the land. What most likely caused this crack?
a landslide
molten underground rock
an earthquake
a volcanic eruption
13
Each year an island near Hawaii gets a little larger. How does this most likely happen?
Volcanic eruptions add lava that builds up the land.
Earthquakes raise the land around the island.
Landslides cause rocks to fall on the island.
14
A farm near a river has very rich soil. What most likely caused the soil to be so rich there?
Plants cracked rocks into pieces to make the soil rich.
Rain dissolved minerals to make the soil rich.
Floods from the river deposited the rich soil.
Wind brought the rich soil from the river.
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What is weathering?
the creation and destruction of landforms by weather
movement of sediment from on place to another
the breaking apart or wearing away of rock
dropping of sediment in a new place
