WEATHERING, EROSION, DEPOSITION & SOIL

What is the movement of weathered material from one location to another called?

• erosion
• weathering
• gravity
• deposition

List the important agents or causes of erosion.

• water and rain
• water, wind, and gravity
• water, wind and glaciers
• water, wind, glaciers and gravity

What is the major cause of erosion?

• wind
• water
• gravity
• glaciers

Which factors affect the rate of weathering?

• climate
• type of rock
• time of the year
• climate and type of rock

What is the material that forms where rocks are broken down by weathering?

• sediment
• soil

What is the mixture of decayed organic matter, sediment, water, and air?

• soil
• sediment

What is the laying down or settling of eroded material is called what?

• sedimentary rock
• deposition
• erosion

What is rock or sediment that weathers to form soil?

• parent material
• weathering material
• sedimentary material

Where is parent material found?

• bedrock
• sand
• clay

What is the parent material's role in creating soil?

• It is the starting material of soil.
• It is the mixture of what makes soil.