soil formation and erosion

hardest form of rock

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metomorphic

What are the two types of weathering?

• Mechanical and Physical
• Mechanical and Chemical
• Chemical and Abrasion
• There's more than two types

Salt water weathering rocks by dissolving pieces of it over time is an example of ....

• Chemical Weathering
• Mechanical Weathering

Wind abrasion (wind blowing sand against something) is an example of _______ weathering.

• Chemical
• Mechanical

Weathering is defined as________

• The transport of sediments
• The breaking down of rocks into sediment
• The deposit of sediment
• None of these

Erosion is defined as ________

• The transport of sediment
• The break down of rcoks into sediment
• the depositing of sediment
• None of these

What type of rock is formed deep underground through heat and pressure?

• Igneous
• Sedimentray
• Metamorphic
• None of these

What caused the letters on this old tombstone to fade?

• weathering
• deposition
• being made of cheap material
• none of these

The type of formation shown is at the southern end of the Mississippi river. What is it called?

• coastal erosion
• a delta
• a loess
• sand dunes

What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?

• glacier
• iceberg
• ice wedging
• dune