Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Test

the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

the movement of sediment from one place to another

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

when sediment is dropped/left somewhere else

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Rain WASHING AWAY soil from a hillside

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

What are the two types of weathering found on the earth’s surface?

• metamorphic and sedimentary

• physical and chemical

• erosion and deposition

• cementing and compacting

Weathering is the process of

• When it starts snowing unexpectedly

• When the earth's surface is broken into smaller pieces through natural causes.

• When rocks or sediment fall down or are carried away from their source

• When pieces of the Earth's surface are deposited somewhere.

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Erosion is....

• When pieces of the Earth's surface are deposited somewhere.

• When the earth's surface is broken into smaller pieces through natural causes.

• When people look older than they are.

• When rocks or sediment fall down or are carried away from their source

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Deposition is

• When the earth's surface is broken into smaller pieces through natural causes.

• When rocks or sediment fall down or are carried away from their source

• When pieces of the Earth's surface are deposited somewhere.

• A ballet move

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Which of the following might cause erosion?

• Rain or other weather

• Glaciers

• Flooding

• Rainbows

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Which of the following will NOT affect the rate of erosion?

• How steep the hill is

• The intensity of the wind

• How much money you paid for the land

• The temperature

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