Ken - Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

Ken - Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

How did this deep cut get here?

What's going on here?

How did this get here?

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• Yes, no problem

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What causes the physical breaking down of rocks?

Multiple Choice

A river wearing down canyon walls over time is an example of...

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• deposition

• erosion

Multiple Choice

Wind blowing sand from one location to another is called...

• erosion

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• deposition

Multiple Choice

How do plants weather rocks?

• During photosynthesis

• When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks

• When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand, the rock breaks

• Plants don't weather rocks

Multiple Choice

What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?

• A glacier

• An iceberg

• An ice wedge

• A sand dune

Multiple Choice

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of...

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Multiple Choice

What causes the greatest amount of erosion on beaches?

• Waves

• Glaciers

• Wind

• Gravity

Multiple Choice

Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth's surface by...

• forming new land features.

• washing away beaches.

• breaking down large rocks in to smaller ones.

• moving topsoil.

Multiple Choice

An avalanche is an example of...

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Multiple Choice

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking rocks or pavement apart is an example of...

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

• deposition

• erosion

Multiple Choice

Acid rain slowly wearing away rock over time is an example of...

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Multiple Choice

Waves dropping sand onto land until a beach is formed is an example of...

• physical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• chemical weathering

Multiple Choice

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of...

• physical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• chemical weathering

Multiple Choice

When iron in rocks reacts with oxygen, it forms iron oxide (rust), which weakens rocks and causes them to break apart. This is an example of...

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Multiple Choice

Water gradually wearing down and smoothing rocks over a long period of time is an example of...

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• deposition

• erosion

Multiple Choice

The breakdown and decomposition of rocks as a result of chemical reactions and processes

• Physical weathering

• Chemical weathering

Multiple Choice

The MECHANICAL breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is...

• Physical weathering

• Chemical weathering

Multiple Choice

Fragments of weathered rocks are known as ____.

• sediments

• deposits

• limestones

• sandstones

Multiple Choice

The process in which sediment settles out (drops to the bottom) of the water or wind that is carrying it

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

• Deposition

Multiple Choice

The process in which wind, water, ice or gravity transport rock fragments from one location to another

• Weathering

• Sedimentation

• Erosion

• Deposition

Multiple Choice

The process by which rocks are broken down

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Sedimentation