Geology

The type of weathering that physically breaks rock into smaller pieces.

• soil horizon

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• uniformitarianism

the process of wearing down and carrying away rock

• erosion

• weathering

• soil

• humus

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The agents of which type of weathering include water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, living organisms, and acid rain?

• mechanical weathering

• erosion

• chemical weathering

• soil

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Weathering is...

• the breaking apart, wearing away, or dissolving of rock. 
• the scraping away of materials
• material that comes from the weathering of rock
• the moving of sediment and rock from one place to another. 

Sediment is...

• the breaking apart, wearing away, or dissolving of rock. 
• the scraping away of materials
• material that comes from the weathering of rock
• the moving of sediment and rock from one place to another. 

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Abrasion is...

• the breaking apart, wearing away, or dissolving of rock. 
• the scraping away of materials
• material that comes from the weathering of rock
• the moving of sediment and rock from one place to another. 

Erosion is...

• the breaking apart, wearing away, or dissolving of rock. 
• the scraping away of materials
• material that comes from the weathering of rock
• the moving of sediment and rock from one place to another. 

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Which is an example of Erosion?

• Sand being pulled away from a beach by waves.
• Roots of a tree breaking apart a rock
• water in a river smoothing down rocks.

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What is the breakdown of the Earth’s crust into sediment called?

• weathering 
• raining
• Erosion
• Whooshing

What is it called when weathered rock is carried away?

• Weathering 
• Raining
• Erosion
• Breaking