Unit 7 Weathering and Erosion

The process of sediment being dropped off in a new location is called?

• displacement

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Which event would change Earth's surface in the shortest amount of time?

• landslide

• glacial motion

• erosion

• lake evaporation

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Which event can rapidly change earth's surface and is caused by an underwater earthquake?

• Tornado

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

• whirlpool

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Select four variables that determine the settling rate of particles?

• age

• shape

• volume

• density

• size

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Which of the following is NOT an example of chemical weathering?

• dissolution

• hydrolysis

• oxidation

• exfoliation

How will an increase in wind speed effect soil erosion?

• Soil erosion will increase

• soil erosion will completely stop

• Soil erosion will decrease

How does erosion compare to physical weathering?

• Both break down materials

• Weathering breaks down materials and erosion carries them from place to place

• Both move materials from place to place

Based on how water flow reshapes rivers over time, which river is most likely the oldest?

• w

• z

• y

• x

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Which statement best explains how this geological feature formed?

• rain and wind from the environment wore away the land to create the canyon.

• Moving water from the river wore away the land to create the canyon.

• Wind from the environment carried sand and dirt to form the sides of the canyon.

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The action of a tree stump splitting bedrockdepicts what type of process?

• Chemical weathering

• deposition

• physical weathering

• erosion