Quiz-April-GRADE 5

The process of breaking up Earth's surface into soil and sediment over a long period of time  is called...

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• deposition 

What type of weathering is it when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock.

• chemical weathering 
• physical or mechanical weathering
• erosion
• Deposition

How do plants weather rocks?

• during photosynthesis
• when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
• when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves

A process that breaks up rocks using PHYSICAL changes that don't change the actual substance.  

• Chemical Weathering 
• Animals 
• Plants 
• Mechanical Weathering 

What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction

Which agents  break down earth materials?

• wind only
• earthquakes and gravity
• ice and 007
• wind, water, and ice

What is a windbreak?

• It is a wall that people build to keep the wind out.

• It is when the wind breaks.

• It is a row of small plants.

• A row of plants (like trees) on the side of the farm to protect it against most of the wind.

WATER EROSION: A large channel in soil that carries runoff after a rainstorm

• sheet erosion

• gully erosion

• rill erosion

• bank erosion

WATER EROSION: A channel in which water is continuously flowing.

• sheet erosion

• gully erosion

• rill erosion

• bank erosion

WATER EROSION: A tiny groove in soil made by flowing water

• sheet erosion

• gully erosion

• rill erosion

• bank erosion