Erosion test

What is weathering?

• The movement of sediment

• The breaking of sediment

• The dropping of sediment

What is erosion?

• The movement of sediment

• The breaking of sediment

• The dropping of sediment

What is deposition?

• The movement of sediment

• The breaking of sediment

• The dropping of sediment

Water freezing inside a rock and breaking it into smaller sediment is an example of...

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Beach waves dropping sand to create a beach is an example of...

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake is called a...

• sea cave

• mountain

• delta

What type of erosion causes landslides

• wind
• waves
• water
• gravity

What kind of weathering causes the mineral composition of rocks to change?

• mechanical weathering
• permeable weathering
• chemical weathering
• physical weathering

A hot wet climate causes weathering to take place -

• slowly
• rapidly
• unevenly
• at the same rate as when the climate is dry and cool

wind erosion forms what type of landform?

• meander
• drumlin
• sand dune
• sand bar