Earth's Changing Surface

Which of the following accurately describes erosion and weathering?

• Weathering breaks rocks apart; erosion moves the rock
• Erosion and weathering break rock into smaller pieces
• Erosion breaks rocks apart; weathering moves the rock
• Erosion is a physical process; weathering is chemical

The movement of sediments from one place to another is known as...

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Disintegration

The dropping off of sediments in a new place is known as...

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Disintegration

The following are agents of erosion EXCEPT...

• wind
• water
• ice
• fire

Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor

• Weathering
• Erosion
• 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.

Weathering involves the movement of rocks and minerals by agents such as water, wind and gravity.

• True
• False

Sediment is...

• movement of pieces of rock to another place 
• a type of mechanical weathering
• smaller pieces of rock created by weathering
• plant acids

If ice cracks a rock this is an example of 

• erosion
• weathering
• deposition

A rock falls down a hill and rests at the bottom.  This is an example of

• erosion and weathering
• erosion and deposition
• deposition and weathering