Weathering and Erosion

An avalanche is an example of which process?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Volcanic Eruption

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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.

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

• Weathering
• Erosion

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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

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Weathering and erosion are the same thing.

• True
• False

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

• Weathering
• Erosion

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Which type of weathering occurs when rocks are broken down or dissolved by substances in the environment?

• Physical

• Biological

• Chemical

Which process of biological weathering has plants grow roots into crevices of rock and cause the rock to break apart?

• carbonation
• root wedging
• hydratoin
• oxidation

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Which process of chemical weathering has oxygen react with minerals, especially those that contain iron, and cause them to break down?
**Rust is an example of this process.**

• Oxidation
• Carbonation
• Hydation
• Hydrolysis

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