Weathering

Bobby observed that a metal trash can was covered with rust.  What type of weathering caused the rust on the trash can?

• Mechanical weathering 
• Wind weathering
• Chemical weathering
• Erosion weathering

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

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• jackhammering

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

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• dumptruck

This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock.

• mechanical weathering
• chemical weathering
• erosion weathering
• deposition

Physical weathering is also known as ______________ weathering.

• chemical
• mechanical
• breakdown
• heat

Which of these can not cause physical weathering?

• wind
• ice
• plants
• acid rain

What type of weathering does this image display?

• physical
• chemical

_________is the movement of sediment from one place to another.

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Movin on up!

Weathering is the breaking down of rock into ___________.

• boulders

• sediment

• ice

• mountains

The dropping off of sediments in a new place is called __________.

• weathering

• deposition

• sedimentary rock

• drop off zone