5 Written Questions

1. the carrying away of pieces of weathered rock by gravity, water, wind or ice.
2. the dropping off of bits of eroded rock.
3. land that surrounds an area with water in it that goes under water during a flood.
4. part of the water cycle when any form of water particles that falls from the sky. (hail, snow, sleet, rain)
5. when water goes into a crack in a rock and freezes only to make the crack bigger.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. to scrape against by rubbing together or by wind. example wind rubs sand over rock.
   1. evaporation
   2. abrasion
   3. deposition
   4. erosion
2. part of the water cycle when liquid changes to a gas.
   1. evaporation
   2. abrasion
   3. precipitation
   4. deposition
3. part of the water cycle when gas changes to a liquid.
   1. abrasion
   2. condensation
   3. evaporation
   4. deposition
4. when Earth's crust is exposed to water, air, and changes in temperature and land gets broken down.
   1. physical weathering
   2. chemical weathering
   3. weathering
   4. precipitation
5. natural physical features of the Earth's surface such as mountains.
   1. runoff
   2. meanders
   3. landform
   4. delta

5 True/False Questions

1. meanders → natural physical features of the Earth's surface such as mountains.

   True        False

2. delta → a triangle shaped region with fertile soil that is found at the mouth of a river.

   True        False

3. weathering → breaking down rocks into smaller pieces by wind and water.

   True        False

4. chemical weathering → when chemical gases and acids eat away at the earth's surface changing it.

   True        False

5. runoff → the extra precipitation that flows across the land's surface and flows into rivers, lakes, streams, and oceans.

   True        False