Weathering, Erosion, Deposition (WED)

The shape and steepness of the landscape shown in the picture above is the

• outwash

• soil

• meander

• topography

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Mechanical and chemical processes that change objects on Earth's surface over time

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• compaction

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Soil is

• layer of dirt formed from the movement of the products of weathering

• mixture of weathered rock, rock fragments, decayed organic matter, water, and air

• processes by which rock is broken into smaller pieces

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Oxidation combines the element ________________ with other elements or molecules to cause chemical weathering

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• silicon

• Radium

Process by which rock is broken into smaller pieces is

• chemical weathering

• outwashing

• tilling

• mechanical weathering

Deposition is the

• laying down or settling of eroded material

• grinding away of rock or other surfaces as particles carried by wind, water or ice scrape against them

• process by with the materials in a rock are changed into new materials

• removal of weathered material from one location to another

The removal of weathered material from one location to another is

• deposition

• weathering

• erosion

• compaction

The layer of soil formed from the movement of the products of weathering is known as a(n)

• horizon

• topography

• landslide

• outwash

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Chemical weathering is

• removal of weathered material from one area to another

• the process by which the materials in a rock are changed into new materials

• the grinding away of rock or other surfaces as particles carried by water, wind, or ice scrape against them

Meander is a mixture of various sizes of sediment deposited by a glacier.

• TRUE

• FALSE