Weathering Flocabulary Quiz

True or False, Weathering and erosion are different names for the same process.

• true

• false

The two types of weathering are

• terrestrial and aquatic

• wind and precipitation

• mechanical and chemical

• physical and metaphysical

Which of these is an example of weathering?

• A landslide moving debris down a mountain

• a large rock cracking into smaller pieces around a tree root

• wind blowing sand from one side of the beach to the other

• glaicers slowly carrying bits of rocks along the ground

Mechanical weathering is also called _______ weathering.

• physical

• chemical

• glacial

• ssedimentary

Mechanical weathering does not change a rock's

• shape

• size

• apparence

• composition

Which of these is most likely to cause chemical weathering?

• abrasion from sediment

• frost wedging

• acid rain

• large plant roots

Which of these is the best example of deposition?

• acid rain changes the chemical composition of limestone.

• flowing water wears away the sharp edges of river rocks.

• a glacier melts and drops the sediment it was carrying.

• water seeps into cracks in a rock, freezes and melts.

Landslides are an example of ...

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• chemical change

True or False: Weathering always happens slowly, over many thousands of years.

• True

• False

Which of these best describes erosion?

• a natural wearing down of rock into smaller pieces due to abrasion

• the movement of rock and sediment due to wind, water and other forces.

• the chemical composition of a type of rock

• the natural features of the Earth's surface such as mountains ad canyons