Weathering, Erosion & Deposition

Gravity can be a cause of erosion.

• True

• False

What was most likely the cause of this formation?

• water

• wind

• gravity

• ice

What is it called when forces carry rocks and soil from where they are weathered to where they are dropped off?

• deposition

• water cycle

• erosion

• weathering

What was likely responsible for this erosion?

• ice

• glacier

• wind

• water

Which of these is NOT a type of weathering?

• biological

• astronomical

• physical

• chemical

These rocks have been rounded by which of the following?

• ice

• trees

• wind

• water

Weathering by plant roots and animal burrowing is which of the following?

• biological

• chemical

• mechanical

The movement of soil by wind, rivers, rain or glaciers is __.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• landforms

When rocks or soil are dropped off it is called __.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• chemical

This is a picture of a plant called __ that both prevents and causes weathering.

• fern

• tulip

• lichen

• grass