Weathering Erosion and Deposition quiz 3/17/20

What is weathering?

• The breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces

• The build up of rocks into larger pieces

• Sediment being melted by the sun

• Plants growing due to massive flooding

What does some sediment become?

• Wind

• Grass

• Soil

• Water

How many types of weathering are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What type of weathering does not change chemical composition?

• Physical

• Chemical

• Nuclear

• Solar

Which is an example of physical weathering?

• acid rain dissolving limestone

• the statue of liberty turning green

• a bike rusting in the rain

• running river water smoothing rocks

Which is an example of chemical weathering?

• ice cracking a rock

• limestone being dissolved by acid rain

• a rushing river smoothing stones

• a landslide washing away a hillside

Weathering can create new _______ for ___________

• soil/ecosystems

• rocks/volcanoes

• apples/oranges

• metal/cars

True or False: Erosion is the movement of sediment from one place to another ?

• True

• False

Which of these was formed by erosion

• rivers

• canyons

• caves

• all of these were formed by erosion

What also moves with rocks when there is erosion?

• soil

• oil

• land animals

• birds