7.13 Erosion and Deposition

Rocks could be broken down into gravel, sand, and find silt by which of the following?

• Wind

• Water

• Ice

• Plants

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Rocks are broken down into gravel, sand, and find silt. Which of the following words refers to rocks being "broken down"?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Which of the following are agents of erosion?

• Gravity

• Flowing Water

• Wind

• Fertilizer

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Weathering refers to the break down of rock; ____ refers to the carrying away of broken down particles.

• Erosion

• Deposition

Mechanical weathering results in a chemical change; a new type of rock is formed..

• True

• False

Deposition refers to eroded materials being ____

• transported.

• relocated.

Which two words are synonyms?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Sedimentation

Today sedimentation (deposition) is usually fast. During the Flood of Noah, it would have been very slow.

• True

• False

Erosion and deposition are not usually related to tectonic process, but they act on geologic features produced by tectonic processes.

• True

• False

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Which of the following would increase erosion rates?

• a steep slope

• a gentle slope

• no vegetation on the land

• vegetation on the land

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