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What is the name of Spongebob's pet?
Gary
Which president's birthday is on February 22nd?
George Washington
The study of tectonic plates and the rock cycle is called..
geology
Grooves in a cliff are most likely caused by....
differential weathering
What is the top layer of the Earth?
crust or lithosphere
According to Ricky Bobby, if you aren't first, you're _________.
last
A large mass of ice is carrying rock with it as it moves. What is the agent of erosion?
glacier
Sediment is piling up to create a sandbar. What geoscience process is this?
deposition
A small rock is rounded by flowing water. What geoscience process is this?
weathering
Sediment is carried downstream by a the current. Which geoscience process is this?
erosion
Topsoil is blown off the top of a field. What is the agent of erosion?
wind
What type of weathering is explained here?
mechanical weathering
Tree roots breaking through rock is an example of...
mechanical weathering
True or false: Sand is sediment.
True
An area of low, flat land shaped like a triangle, where a river splits and spreads out into several branches before entering the sea is the definition of what word?
delta
The newest layers of rock strata are...
at the top
The oldest layers of rock strata are...
at the bottom
What are the four main landforms created by deposition?
deltas, sand dunes, rock strata, beaches
True or false: Deposition is permanent.
False
When sediment settles into a new location, it is called....
deposition
A river carves out a valley. Which agent of erosion caused this?
flowing water
Landslides cause erosion to happen....
quickly or fast
What are the four agents of erosion?
wind, flowing water, gravity, glaciers
The movement of sediment from one location to another is called..
erosion
When water freezes in the crack of a rock, it causes which type of weathering?
mechanical
A common type of chemical weathering is known as...
acid rain
This type of weathering causes rocks to break down at different rates.
Differential
When this type of weathering occurs, rocks are broken down through physical processes.
mechanical
When rocks are changed chemically, it is because this type of weathering occurred..
chemical
Weathering is the breaking down of rock into...
sediment
The breaking down of rock is called...
weathering
A statue made of rock is weathering and is starting to change color. What type of weathering has occurred?
chemical weathering