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Shaping the Surface Quiz Review #1 (Shaping Earth's Crust)

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  • Q1
    Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of
    weathering
    erosion
    deposition
    30s
  • Q2
    When water gets into cracks, freezing and breaking the rocks or pavement apart it is an example of
    erosion
    deposition
    weathering
    30s
  • Q3
    Wind moving sand from one location to another is an example of ________
    erosion
    deposition
    weathering
    30s
  • Q4
    The general term for the deposit of sediment by wind, water, and glaciers is ______
    erosion
    weathering
    deposition
    30s
  • Q5
    What is a large deposit of sediment that froms where a stream enters a large body of water?
    delta
    dune
    loess
    till
    30s
  • Q6
    Process in which the chemical composition of rocks is changed by agents such as natural acids and oxygen,
    physical weathering
    chemical weatering
    chemical bond
    weathering
    30s
  • Q7
    What is weathering?
    The breaking down of Earth's crust into smaller and smaller pieces.
    The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity deposit rock sediments and soil in a new place.
    The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves fragments of rock and soil.
    30s
  • Q8
    What is erosion?
    The breaking down of Earth's crust into smaller pieces.
    The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity deposit rock sediments and soil in a new place
    The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves fragments of rock and soil.
    30s
  • Q9
    What is deposition?
    The breaking down of Earth's ccrust into smaller and smaller pieces.
    The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves fagments of rock and soil.
    The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity deposit rock sediments and soil in a new place.
    30s
  • Q10
    Which of the following is an exampe of mechanical weathering?
    Paper being burned
    acidic groundwater dissolving limestone
    frost wedging
    30s
  • Q11
    Frost wedging happens when...
    waterions dissolve rock minerals
    oxygen reacts witht he chemicals in rock
    water freezes inside a rock, causing it to break
    30s
  • Q12
    Which of the following is the primary medium for beach erosion?
    gravity
    water
    wind
    icd
    30s
  • Q13
    Rill and gully erosion are caused by...
    wind
    gravity
    water
    ice
    30s
  • Q14
    When wind and sand combine and grind against rock it is called ________
    depostion
    attrition
    abrasion
    30s
  • Q15
    When carbon reacts with chemicals in rocks what is formed?
    calcium
    diamonds
    iron
    rust
    30s

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