Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Vocabulary Quiz

Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone.

• Weathering 
• Erosion
• Deposition

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

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Weathering
• Compaction

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Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground.

• rill
• rain
• runoff
• ground water

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What impact does weathering have on soil formation?

• Chemical weathering adds helpful chemicals to the soil

• Rocks are broken down into smaller pieces, and finally into sediment

• Mechanical weathering adds ice to the soil, which turns into water

• Volcanic eruptions contribute metamorphic rocks to the soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How long does the weathering process take?

• A few days

• No more than a month

• Exactly one year

• Years and years

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The natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• jackhammering

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The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• dumptruck

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the process of sediments being placed in a new locations?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What impact does weathering have on soil formation?

• Chemical weathering adds helpful chemicals to the soil

• Rocks are broken down into smaller pieces, and finally into sediment

• Mechanical weathering adds ice to the soil, which turns into water

• Volcanic eruptions contribute metamorphic rocks to the soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How long does the weathering process take?

• A few days

• No more than a month

• Exactly one year

• Years and years