Weathering, Erosion Quizzes

An avalanche is an example of which process?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Volcanic Eruption

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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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The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Crop Rotation

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Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of

• Weathering
• Erosion
• A mess
• A nice place to swim

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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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How do plants weather rocks?

• Plants don't weather rocks.
• When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.
• When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.

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What is the wearing away or breaking down of rocks called?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Glaciers

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Weathering and erosion are the same thing.

• True
• False

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This picture is the hand symbol for

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Sediment