Weathering & Erosion

The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• compaction

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place
• makes the rocks last longer
• expands cracks and breaks rocks
• causes rocks to fall in landslides

What is sediment?

• the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
• bits of rock and sand caused by the weathering of rocks
• the top layer of the soil
• decaying plant or animal material 

Flood waters moving soil from one location to another?

• Weathering

• Erosion

Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches?

• Weathering

• Erosion

Wind blowing sand from one location to another?

• Weathering

• Erosion

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart?

• Weathering

• Erosion

Rain washing away soil from a hillside...

• Weathering

• Erosion

General term for the movement of sediment by wind, water, glaciers...

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces of the same rock without any change in its composition...

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition