Quiz about Unit 8 Weathering, Erosion and Deposition Vocab & Ques.

Question 1

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

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Decomposition

Question 2

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

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Landslide

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Weathering

Question 3

What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?

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Waves

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Gravity

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Glaciers

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Wind

Question 4

Wind blows sand onto rocks and slowly breaks down the rock

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Mechanical Weathering

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Chemical Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 5

A river carries dirt and mud out of the land it runs through

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Erosion

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Mechanical Weathering

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Chemical Weathering

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Deposition

Question 6

Salt water eats away at rock

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Chemical Weathering

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Mechanical Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 7

The small peices of rock that break off of a larger rock during weathering are called...

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Sediment

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Salt

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 8

The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Exfoliation

Question 9

The process by which rock and soil are moved from one place to another is called-

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Erosion

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Chemical weatherin

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Mechanical weathering

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Deosition

Question 10

Which type of area is more likely to weather and erode? An area with a lot of vegetation (plants) or an area with very little? Why?

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The area with very little vegetation, because it has not roots to absorb extra water or hold the soil together. The extra water and loose soil is likely to become a landslide/mudslide.

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The area with very little vegetation, because the roots won't be able to burrow through the rocks to weather it down.

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The area with a lot of vegetation, because the roots will burrow through the rocks causing a landslide.

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The area with a lot of vegetation, because the roots will absorb any extra rain water, and will also hold the soil together preventing a landslide.

Question 11

Which of the following agents is the usually responsible for the formation of canyons?

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Flowing water

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Gravity pulling

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Wind blowing

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Glaciers moving

Question 12

Which of the following pair of terms explains why pebbles in a river are smoother and more rounded than rocks found on land?

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Weathering and erosion

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Exfoliation and deposition

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Weathering and deposition

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Deposition and Burrowing

Question 13

Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor is an example of

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Question 14

How do plants weather rocks?

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

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During photosynthesis

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

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Plants don't weather rocks.

Question 15

Dropping off and Building new from pieces of rocks is

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deposition

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weathering

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erosion

Question 16

A mudslide dumps a large pile of mud onto a road

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Deposition

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Mechanical Weathering

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Chemical Weathering

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Erosion

Unit 8 Weathering, Erosion and Deposition Vocab & Ques.

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