Chapter 9 Study/ Practice Quiz

the very center of the Earth; made mostly of iron.

• mantle

• core

• crust

• seismograph

the outermost and thinnest of Earth's layers

• mantle

• core

• crust

• seismograph

between the crust and the core; makes up the most of Earth's material

• mantle

• core

• crust

• seismograph

an instrument that records earthquake waves.

• mantle

• core

• crust

• seismograph

This type of weathering forms caves.

• chemical

• Mechanical (Physical)

breaking of rock into smaller pieces by gravity or other physical forces

• chemical

• Mechanical (Physical)

ice wedging is an example of what type of weathering?

• chemical

• Mechanical (Physical)

Changes in rock by chemical processes

• chemical

• Mechanical (Physical)

Placing or dropping of material in a new location or place

• delta

• deposition

• erosion

Moving sediment away from one location to another

• delta

• deposition

• erosion