Quiz about Weathering, Erosion and Deposition

Question 1

Weathering involves the movement of rocks and minerals by agents such as water, wind and gravity.

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False

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True

Question 2

The process of carrying away weathered bits of rocks is called

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erosion

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weathering

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deposition

Question 3

The process of moving weathered rock and depositing it in another location is called?

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deposition

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weathering

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erosion

Question 4

A small stream or other source of flowing water cannot form a canyon?

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False

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True

Question 5

The process of slowly breaking rocks into smaller pieces is called

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weathering

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erosion

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deposition

Question 6

Deposited material at the end of a river is called?

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delta

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landform

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canyon

Question 7

Glaciers shape and carve away the land beneath them and can drastically reshape the landscape over hundreds or even thousands of years.

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True

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False

Question 8

Weathering and erosion are the same thing.

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False

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True

Question 9

Wind blowing sand from one location to another is called

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Deposition

Question 10

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

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 11

Waves dropping sand on the beach is called?

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 12

A mudslide flowing down a steep hill is called?

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Deposition

Question 13

Rocks at the top of a mountain are smoother than rocks at the bottom of a mountain.

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False

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True

Question 14

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

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Decomposition

Question 15

A cliff formed near the ocean.  Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

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Ocean waves washed away rock.

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Warm air melted the rock.

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Sun rays evaporated the rock.

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Plant roots pushed away the rock.

Question 16

What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Landslide

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Weathering

Question 17

What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?

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Waves

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Gravity

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Glaciers

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Wind

Question 18

Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor is an example of

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Awesome Science

Question 19

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Deposition

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A nice place to swim

Question 20

What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?

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A glacier

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An iceberg

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An ice wedge

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A sand dune

Question 21

How do plants weather rocks?

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When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.

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During photosynthesis

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When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.

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Plants don't weather rocks.

Question 22

What is the wearing away or breaking down of rocks called?

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Weathering

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Deposition

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Erosion

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Glaciers

Question 23

Wind blows sand onto rocks and slowly breaks down the rock

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Mechanical Weathering

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Chemical Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 24

Acid rain melts the features of a statue

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Chemical Weathering

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Mechanical Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 25

Breaking a rock down into smaller pieces (sediment) by physical force

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Mechanical Weathering

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Chemical Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 26

The small peices of rock that break off of a larger rock during weathering are called...

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Sediment

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Salt

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 27

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 28

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Deposition

Question 29

Waves dropping sand on the beach

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 30

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

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 31

What is erosion?

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is the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport weathered materials from one location to another

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fragments of weathered rock

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occurs when eroded materials are dropped, or laid down

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is the main force behind sudden rock falls and landslides that can change the shape of a mountain.

Question 32

The process of sediment being dropped off in a new place is called

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Deposition

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Abrasion

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Erosion

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Weathering

Question 33

A delta is an example of

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Deposition

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Sediment

Question 34

acid normally involved in the formation of limestone caves :

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carbonic acid

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hydrochloric acid

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nitric acid

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sulfuric acid

Question 35

RUST is chemical weathering by

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oxidation

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water dissolving minerals

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carbonic acid in groundwater

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acid rain

Question 36

The softening of minerals in rocks by water that causes the rocks to break

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hydrolysis

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carbonation

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oxidation

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weathering

Question 37

Carbon dioxide in rainwater creates carbonic acid this is _____________

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carbonation

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oxidation

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hydrolysis

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none of the above

Question 38

This happens by rapidly moving water, glaciers or wind _______

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abrasion

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ice wedging

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burrowing

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temperature change

Question 39

Which one is not away that erosion happens?

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burrowing

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gravity

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water

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ice

Question 40

What is weathering?

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The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

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The moving of sediment

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Wind moving rocks around

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Water and gravity moving rocks

Weathering, Erosion and Deposition

43 questions

Weathering involves the movement of rocks and minerals by agents such as water, wind and gravity.

The process of carrying away weathered bits of rocks is called

The process of moving weathered rock and depositing it in another location is called?

A small stream or other source of flowing water cannot form a canyon?

The process of slowly breaking rocks into smaller pieces is called

Deposited material at the end of a river is called?

Glaciers shape and carve away the land beneath them and can drastically reshape the landscape over hundreds or even thousands of years.

Weathering and erosion are the same thing.

Wind blowing sand from one location to another is called

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

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