Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, and Soil

A cliff formed near the ocean.  Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

• Warm air melted the rock.
• Sun rays evaporated the rock.
• Ocean waves washed away rock.
• Plant roots pushed away the rock.

How might a weathered mountain appear different than an unweathered mountain?

• Weathered mountain would be taller.
• Weathered mountain would be rounder and less jagged.
• Weathered mountain would be more jagged and less rounded.
• Weathered mountain would have no trees.

Which type of climate will have faster chemical weathering?

• Hot and Wet
• Cold and Dry
• Hot and Cold
• Cold and Wet

The diagrams shows a rock with water trapped in the cracks during the day and at night. 

Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?

• frozen water acts as a solute
• water expands when it freezes
• the mass of water increases when it freezes
• frozen water dissolves most types of rock

What happens when weathering and erosion work together?

• New Mountains are created
• The climate changes overnight
• Metal objects become rusty
• They change the Earth's surface

How do plants weather rocks?

• water in the roots causes freezing and thawing

• when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock

• when plants are blown by wind they break the rock

• Plants don't weather rocks

What is the major cause of weathering and erosion?

• wind
• ice
• glaciers
• moving water

As water in a river system or in the ocean slows down, it deposits some of its ____.

• rapids

• meanders

• fish

• sediments

When plants, animals, and other organisms die, they break down and become part of the soil. What is this part of the soil called?

• sand
• silt
• clay
• humus

Soil formation begins with the weathering of_______.

• Humus

• Subsoil

• Topsoil

• Parent Rock