weathering and erosion

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.

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

• Weathering

• Erosion

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

• Erosion
• Landslide
• Weathering

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What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?

• Waves

• Gravity

• Glaciers

• Wind

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

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Crop Rotation

Which of these is an example of erosion?

• Light shining onto a mountain.

• Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces.

• Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.

• All of the above.

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

• Weathering

• Erosion

• A mess

• A nice place to swim

How do plants weather rocks?

• Plants don't weather rocks.

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

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

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

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Glaciers

Weathering and erosion are the same thing.

• True

• False