What? How? Why?
Miscellaneous
Short Answer
True/False - Definitions
100
How is a dune formed?
Dunes can form by the wind; the weather can move sand grains to make mounds and hills
(answers vary)
100
What should replace the "?"
-Deposition -Erosion -Gravity -Weathering
Erosion
100
Consider how sedimentary rocks are formed; from sediments! What two processes are responsible for making the particles that become sediments and moving the particles that become sediments?
Weathering and Erosion
100
We live in the Biosphere
True or False
True
-All living organisms live within the Biospshere
200
How does wind cause weathering?
Blowing sand can wear away a rock's surface and break it down.
(answers vary)
200
This is a landform that is formed at the mouth of a river from the deposition of sediment carried by the river as the water flows. What is this landform called?
Delta
200
What are the TWO main sources of Thermal Energy?
-The sun
-Interior parts of the Earth
200
Sunlight can directly cause erosion
True or False
False
-rain -wind -ice CAN directly cause erosion
300
Why do coastal regions have signs that say "Do not remover the grass" ?
The grass helps keep the sand dunes in place
300
If we review the changes in the landscape surrounding the Great Salt Lake in Utah we can see a change in topography. Look at the area to the south of the lake. What change has occurred during the last twenty-nine years?
Responses
- A/erosion of the hillserosion of the hills - not selected, this is the correct answer
- B/an increase in marshlandan increase in marshland - no response given
- C/flooding of the area and the development of wetlandsflooding of the area and the development of wetlands - no response given
- D/deposition of sediments and an increase in elevationdeposition of sediments and an increase in elevation - no response given
A/ Erosion of the hills
300
What is the difference between Weathering and Erosion?
WEATHERING is the process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces called sediment.
Erosion moves the sediment from one place to the other
(answers vary)
300
Deposition is the process in which sediment is laid down in new locations
True or False
True
400
What is sediment formed by?
weathered rock
400
All of these are freshwater and are flowing, which means they are moving and do not stay still. They empty into a larger body of water, such as an ocean. What are these bodies of water called? 
-Rivers -Lakes -Seas -Glaciers
Rivers
400
What is the difference between Constructive and Destructive forces
-Constructive forces build or create new landmarks
-Destructive forces destroy landmarks
(answers vary)
400
A body of freshwater that is surrounded by land. It is similar to a pond, but is larger in size is a river
True or False?
False
the correct landmark described is a
- lake
(a river is a natural stream of water that flows into another body of water, such as a lake, ocean, or another river)
500
This land feature is formed when soil and rock move downward. It can occur naturally due to erosion. Acid rain or groundwater can cause limestone to change chemically. This features can also occur due to human activities such as pumping groundwater and mining. Usually, this downward movement occurs over a very long period of time, but sometimes it happens quickly.
WHAT kind of land feature is this?
What's being described, is a
- sinkhole
500
What caused a change in the soil?
-crystallization -erosion -sedimentation -weathering
erosion
500
How does the wind cause weathering?
Blowing sand can wear away a rock's surface and break it down
(answers vary)
500
What is the definition of a glacier?
*Bonus*
Which Earth sphere does a glacier belong in?
a glacier is a large mass of moving ice and snow on land
*Located within the cryosphere*