Earth Science: Constructive and Destructive Processes

What is solid and made of one or more minerals?

• rust
• minerals
• sand
• rocks

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

The process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• deposition 

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place
• makes the rocks last longer
• expands cracks and breaks rocks
• causes rocks to fall in landslides

The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...

• deposition
• erosion
• weathering
• faults

What is sediment?

• the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
• bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
• the top layer of the soil
• decaying plant or animal material 

Flood waters moving soil from one location to another

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Wind blowing sand from one location to another

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition