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Science Explainer- Overview: Erosion and weathering

Last updated 11 months ago

3 questions

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Read the passage Overview: Erosion and weathering.  Then answer the questions below.

Instructions

Read the passage Overview: Erosion and weathering.  Then answer the questions below.

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Question 1

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Drag each answer choice to the box that correctly represents the geological process that is occurring at that position.

Other Answer Choices:

weathering

erosion

deposition

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Question 2

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Drag each action to the geological process that is happening.

a river depositing rock fragments into the ocean
a plant splitting a rock as it grows through a crack
a rock's fragments being carried away
a rock breaking down into fragments

Weathering
Erosion

Question 3

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What statements about weathering and erosion are true? Select two correct answers.

Water inside of a rock can freeze and cause the rock to break apart.

Wind is not responsible for causing weathering or erosion.

Erosion occurs when wind carries sand from one area of a beach to another.

Weathering and erosion are the same process.

A river stream that carries rock fragments is an example of weathering. 