Land changes review

What are the two types of weathering?

• physical and chemical weathering

• chemical and mechanical weathering

• land and water weathering

• color change and breaking down

what is the movement of Earth's materials called?

• Earthquake

• Weathering

• Transportaion

• Erosion

Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

• Pieces of rock breaking off a mountain

• A tree falling down

• Rocks being carried by a stream

• A blue statue that turns green over time

Which of the following is not an example of erosion?

• Sand and rocks being carried away by a stream

• Small pieces of rock break off the side of a mountain trail

• rainfall causes soil to move from the ground into the river

What are the signs of mechanical weathering

• change in shape and size

• change in color

Both wind erosion and water erosion...

• Involve the movement of Earth's materials

• B). Break down Earth's materials

• C). Are responsible for the creation of soil and the components of soil in a specific region

Soil is...

• a mixture of dirt and water

• made up of (living) organic and nonliving things

• a mixture of air, water, and rock particles

• created by erosion

Chemical weathering is caused by

• color change

• acid rain

• rain reacting to the minerals in rocks

• breaking down of Earth's materials

Which of the following are responsible for the different shapes land masses create due to wind erosion?

• The direction and length of the wind

• the power and volume of the wind

• the strength and sound of the wind

• the strength and direction of the wind

Broken down pieces of rock are called

• Cinnamon

• Sentiment

• Sand

• Sediment