W E D Quiz Study Guide

Weathering is...

• the breakdown of material

• the moving of weathered material

• the dropping of weathered material

• what it looks like outside

Erosion is ...

• the breaking down of material

• the moving of weathered material

• the dropping of weathered material

• a roller coaster

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Deposition is ...

• the breakdown of material

• the moving of weathered material

• the dropping of weathered material

• a dance trend

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What happens when a stream slows down?

• The steam picks up larger particles

• The stream has more energy for erosion

• The stream picks up more sediment.

• The steam deposits sediment.

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Pieces of weathered rock is called ...

• space

• sediment

• stars

What process is described... Repeated freezing ans thawing of rock which results in cracking of a rock.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

When wind loses energy which type of sediment will be dropped first?

• the biggest

• the lightest

• the smallest

• the heaviest

What agent is responsible for the erosion and deposition that happens in landslides, rockfalls, and mudslides?

• ice

• gravity

• wind

• temperature

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How does a glacier affect the land it surrounds?

• As the glacier moves across the land it picks up and carries sediments and other materials depositing it in new areas.

• It pushes sediment out of its way.

• Nothing happens to the land.

• It clears everything.

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True or False: A large boulder weathers faster than small pebbles.

• True

• False