Earth Science Chap 7 Quiz

Materials on or near the Earth's surface break down or change.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Exfoliation

Weathering in which rocks and minerals break down into smaller pieces.

• Mechanical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Exfoliation

• Deposition

Process in which outer rock layers are stripped away.

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Exfoliation

• Weathering

Rocks and minerals undergo changes in their composition.

• Mechanical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Oxidation

• Exfoliation

Chemical reaction of oxygen and other substances.

• Oxidation

• Exfoliation

• Weathering

• Erosion

If my pH is 5.6 I am a what kind of precipitation?

• Acid

• Base

• Neutral

• Sweet

Removal of weathered rock from it's original location.

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Exfoliation

Materials are dropped in another location.

• Deposition

• Exfoliation

• Erostion

• Weathering

Trees planted to protect crops.

• Wind barriers

• Fences

• Dunes

• Walls

Loose covering of weathered rock particles or decaying organic material.

• Soil

• Glaciers

• Wind

• Deposition