Weathering and Soil

If soil is permeable 

• water cannot flow through it
• water easily flow through it 
• it contains many minerals 
• it contains few minerals

_____________________ is the movement of soil and rock by wind, water, ice, and gravity.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

______________________ occurs when eroded materials stop moving and begin to build up.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

_______________ moves material from one place to another.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

_____________________ changes the identity of rocks and it involves a chemical reaction or change.

• Physical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Deposition

This is an example of _____________________________.

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

Which process describes water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Which process describes a mudslide flowing down a steep hill?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Which process describes waves dropping sand on the beach?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Which process describes wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition