Weathering , Erosion , and Deposition

1. Which does NOT cause weathering?

• creep

• ice

• mollusk

• fire

2. Which indicates erosion?

• When pieces of rock stick together

• flaking of the surface of the rock.

• sand carried downstream

• formation of small islet at the mouth of a river

3. Frost wedging causes _______.

• Alluvium

• Talus slope

• Moraine

• Graded bedding

4. Which statement is true?

• The higher the rate of physical weathering, the slower the rate of chemical weathering.

• Physical weathering occurs rapidly with low sunlight.

• Chemical weathering occurs faster than physical weathering.

• The greater the rate of physical weathering, the faster the rate of chemical weathering.

5. Which does NOT affect the rate of weathering?

• salinity

• environment

• slope

• rock type

6. During deposition sediment is ________.

• dropped off

• carried away

• moved

• taken away

7. What is the major force that drives erosion and deposition?

• water

• glacier

• gravity

• wind

8. What are considered fingerprints of erosion and deposition?

• grain size

  composition

  shape

  sorting

• grain size

  composition

  shape

  speed

• speed

  slope

  grain size

  location

• temperature

  grain size

  slope composition

9. Which describes a mature product of wethering?

• angular stones

• medium stones

• clay and silts

• rounded stones

What is the relationship of weathering, erosion, and deposition?