Geologic Processes

What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction

The process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...

• sediment

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

What is sediment?

• the process of rocks being broken down and carried away

• bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks

• the top layer of the soil

• decaying plant or animal material

Which of these is an example of erosion

• Light Shining onto a mountain

• Rain breaking down rock

• Wind blowing away sediment

• All of the above

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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

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The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

• weathering
• erosion
• soil conservation
• decomposition

What is the major cause of weathering and erosion to form canyons?

• wind
• ice
• glaciers
• moving water

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What is the correct order of the processes?

• they all happen at the same time
• erosion, weathering, deposition
• weathering, erosion, deposition
• weathering, deposition, erosion

How do plants weather rocks?

• during photosynthesis
• when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
• when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
• Plants don't weather rocks

The ___________of a mountain weathers the fastest

• bottom
• middle
• top
• all parts weather the same

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