1.    Which of the following would be most likely responsible for the formation of a cayon?
A Wind
B Water
C Plants
2.    What type of weathering is the breaking down of rocks due to reactions between the rock and water, acid, or oxygen?
A Mechanical
B Chemical
C Biological
3.    Why do potholes form in winter?
A Creep
B Skimp
C Ice Wedging
4.    Which cause of erosion would most likely be responsible for a rockslide?
A Gravity
B Ice
C Water
5.    Eroded materials are transported and eventually dropped in a process called?
A Deposition
B Weathering
C Cementation
6.    What type of erosion would be most likely responsible for the formation of sand dunes?
A Water
B Wind
C Ice
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7.    A flat, jagged rock will weather more quickly than a rounded rock of the same volume because the flat rock has more?
A Mass
B Density
C Surface area
8.    You notice the tops of a mountain range are rounded and smooth. This means that this mountain range is
A Soft
B Young
C Old
9.    Which of the properties of moving water would NOT affect the size of rocks that could be moved by the water?
A Temperature
B Volume
C Speed
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