Weathering and Erosion Vocabulary Quiz

Which word means the process by which the earth's surface is broken down into smaller pieces?

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What happens after the pieces of rock are broken down through weathering, and those pieces are moved?

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

What happens after the pieces are carried by erosion, and they are dropped somewhere else?

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

What is large amount of mud mixed with water that slides down a mountain due to gravity?

• mudslide

• waterfall

• hurricane

What is a five-thousand foot deep canyon in Arizona carved over millions of years?

• Mount Everest

• Grand Canyon

• Mount Helena

What are rocks that look like mushrooms that are formed when sand gets carried by wind and hits the rock?

• granite

• quartz

• mushroom rock

• sandstone

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

• Weathering
• Erosion

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.4

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

• Erosion
• Landslide
• Weathering

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3

What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?

• A glacier
• An iceberg
• An ice wedge
• A sand dune

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3

Weathering and erosion are the same thing.

• True
• False

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.4