Earth's Systems | Weathering + Erosion

What is the process that causes rocks to change form and break into sediments or smaller fragments?

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What is the process called when sediment is transported to a new location?

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Deposition can best be described as:

• the wearing away of rocks and soil

• the process of broken pieces of sediment or soil being deposited and added to a landmass

• both

• neither

The weathering process is

• Chemical

• Mechanical

• Both

• Neither

Weathering can be caused by which of the following? Check all that apply.

• Water Movement

• Wind

• Changes in temperature

• Plants and animals

• Oxidation

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A rusty metal fence is an example of what type of chemical weathering?

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A landslide is considered a fast-acting form of erosion.

• True

• False

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What natural force most likely created these spires in the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona?

• Wind

• Plants

• Animals

• Freezing

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Sand dunes are created when the wind continues to deposit sand in an area until a mound begins to form. This process is called erosion.

• True

• False

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Weathering and erosion together can cause changes to the shape and size of different landforms, like mountains or beaches?

• True

• False

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