Unit 3 Review

The process by which rocks are broken down into sediment.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Conservation

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Acid rain and rust (oxidation) are agents of:

• Physical weathering

• Erosion

• Chemical weathering

• Conservation

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Abrasion and ice wedging breaking down rocks into sediment are examples of

• Physical weathering

• Erosion

• Chemical weathering

• Conservation

The movement of sediment by wind, water, ice or gravity from one place to another is

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Conservation

The main agent of erosion is:

• Wind

• Ice

• Gravity

• Water

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Which one of the following sets are examples of mechanical weathering?

• Ice wedging, animal actions, oxidation

• Plant growth, ice wedging, abrasion

• freezing and thawing, burrowing, acid rain

What is the landform called where the Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico?

• Hoodoo

• Alluvial fan

• Sand dune

• Delta

What is deposition?

• the movement of sediment or rock

• the depositing of sediment or rock

• the breaking down of sediment or rock

What is erosion?

• The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces

• The washing away of rock and sediment

• The dropping rock and sediments off in a new location

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Erosion control method where the land looks likes stairs.

• Terracing

• Silt fencing

• Crop rotation

• Retaining walls