Ticket out the Door-Erosion, Weathering, & Deposition

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

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Decomposition

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The process in which wind, water, ice or gravity transport rock fragments from one location to another

• Weathering

• Sedimentation

• Erosion

• Deposition

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The process in which sediment settles out (drops to the bottom) of the water or wind that is carrying it

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

• Deposition

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Fragments of weathered rocks are known as ____.

• sediments

• deposits

• limestones

• sandstones

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The MECHANICAL breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is...

• Physical weathering

• Chemical weathering

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The breakdown and decomposition of rocks as a result of chemical reactions and processes

• Physical weathering

• Chemical weathering

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Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of...

• physical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• chemical weathering

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Waves dropping sand onto land until a beach is formed is an example of...

• physical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• chemical weathering

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Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth's surface by...

• forming new land features.

• washing away beaches.

• breaking down large rocks in to smaller ones.

• moving topsoil.

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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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