Weathering Erosion & Deposition
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- Q1Weathering is a process that helps make soil. All but one statement describes how rocks may be weathered. That is:Rock pieces are moved from place to place.Water fills tiny spaces inside a rock.Plant rooks can grow between cracks in rocks.Lichen chemically breaking down rocks.30s
- Q2How do waves change sand on a beach?Divides beaches in half.Increase the number of plants right on the shore.Waves wash sand away and deposits in other places.Builds sand dunes on the beach.30s
- Q3Scientists have tracked the changes in this land for many years. Picture A shows how the land looked to start with. Many years later, the land looked like Picture B. What MOST LIKELY caused the change in the land?Water cutting the rocksearthquakes along the shorea coastal glacierwind blowing in circles30s
- Q4A student blew out through a straw and directed his breath at a pan of sand (think graham cracker crumbs). The student is showing the rest of his class how the wind _____________ teh land.deposits rocks onforms soil fromerodesweathers30s
- Q5Wind and water can change rocks over long period of time. How does this happen?They can change the shape of the rocks.They increase the mass of the rocks.They add minerals to the rocks.They build up the rocks with small sand particles.30s
- Q6Wind can cause weathering. How does wind cause weathering?Wind does not cause weathering on rocks.Wind picks up sand and carries it from one place to another.Blowing sand and sediment can wear away a rock's surface and break it down into smaller pieces.Wind can blow sand and create new landforms.30s
- Q7How does a delta form?Deltas form at the mouth of a river when water slows down and deposits sediment.Deltas form on the bank of a river when a glacier moves past.Deltas form at the mouth of a river when wind deposits sand.Deltas form on the banks of a river when water slows down and deposits sediments.30s
- Q8Destructive forces are working on changing the way Stone Mountain will look over the next million years. What kind of forces are they?landslidesWeathering and erosionvolcanoesearthquakes30s
- Q9A huge, jagged rock sits atop a windy cliffside. Over a period of many years, how will the rock MOST LIKELY change?It will become larger and smoother.It will become smaller and less smooth.It will become bigger and less smooth.It will become smaller and smoother.30s
- Q10Plants and lichens are important in both physically and chemically _________________ rocks.weatheringerodingdepositingbuilding30s
- Q11A student spreads modeling clay in a flat tray. He presses small pebbles and nails into the clay and puts it in the freezer. He pours wax and allows it to harden in another tray. He takes the clay out of the freezer and places it on top of the wax. He applies pressure and drags the clay over the top of the wax and makes deep impressions. Which geologic process is the student trying to model?divergence of tectonic plateserosion due to glaciersformation of volcanoesweathering of rocks30s
- Q12Frost wedging is a form of weathering caused by water seeping into cracks of rocks. This is common in areas that have very cold winters. How does frost wedging take place?Chemical weathering - water reacts with the chemicals in the rock and the bonds holding the rock together break apart.Physical weathering - water freezes, the temperature of the rock is decreased and part of the rock falls off.Physical weathering - when water freezes it expands pushing the rock apart slowly.Chemical weathering - carbonic acid formed by the reaction of water and carbon dioxide breaks down the rock.30s
- Q13Which is an example of chemical weathering?erosion of land caused by receding glaciers.deposition of silt along the banks of a river.the layer of oxide formed on statues made of metalweathering of rocks in a desert due to the rapid rise and fall of temperature.30s
- Q14What has MOST LIKELY caused a change in the soil in the wheat field shown?weatheringdepositionsedimentationerosion30s
- Q15Earth's oceans contain many dissolved elements like calcium, sodium and chlorine. these elements plus several others combine to form the slats in the ocean. What is a major source of calcium and sodium in the oceans?minerals dissolved in aquifersair pollutionweathering and erosion of rocksgases from volcanoes30s
