WED Review

Weathering is the process of -

• Moving sediment from one place to another

• Dropping or leaving sediment in a location

• Breaking down rocks into sediment

An example of chemical weathering is -

• Ice wedging

• Oxidation

• Animals burrowing

• Crashing waves

Ice wedging is an example of -

• Physical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Both physical AND chemical weathering

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Over millions of years, weak carbonic acid can dissolve limestone to form -

• Cracks in rocks

• Caves and caverns

• Mountains and cliffs

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The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
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This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock.

• mechanical weathering
• chemical weathering
• erosion weathering
• deposition

This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.

• mechanical weathering
• chemical weathering
• erosion weathering
• deposition

Which of the following agents is the usually responsible for the formation of canyons?

• Gravity pulling

• Wind blowing

• Flowing water

• Glaciers moving

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What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

• Erosion breaks down the rocks, and weathering carries the broken pieces away.

• Erosion carries broken pieces away, and weathering builds the pieces back up into another land mass.

• Weathering carries broken pieces away, and erosion builds the pieces back up into another land mass.

• Weathering breaks down rocks, and erosion carries the broken pieces away.

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The tallest sand dunes in North America are found in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. These dunes were formed from the sand at the bottom of a dry lake bed. Which of the following agents is most likely responsible for the formation of the sand dunes?

• Wind

• Water

• Ice

• Gravity