Weathering and Landscape Quiz

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What is the main cause of weathering mentioned in the text?

  • Plant roots and wind
  • Rainwater and ice (correct)
  • Wind and glaciers
  • Ice and wind

How does rainwater contribute to weathering?

  • It causes road crews to patch up potholes
  • It can wedge its way in between small cracks in rocks as it freezes
  • It carries pieces of rock to new locations
  • It can easily enter cracks in rocks or sidewalks and freeze in cold months (correct)

What is a common way that pieces of the Earth are moved to a new location?

  • Plant roots and glaciers
  • Water and wind (correct)
  • Wind and plant roots
  • Rainwater and ice

How do plant roots contribute to weathering?

<p>They wedge their way in between small cracks in rocks (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What process involves carrying pieces of the Earth to new locations?

<p>Erosion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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