Module 1 Concept 2 Study Guide

What is weathering?

• A) A natural process in which a force acts on a rock and breaks the rock into smaller pieces.

• B) The process of moving weathered rock.

• C) The rate at which erosion occurs.

• D) The settling of sediment from weathering and erosion.

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What is erosion?

• A) A natural process in which a force acts on a rock and breaks the rock into smaller pieces.

• B) The process of moving weathered rock.

• C) The rate at which erosion occurs.

• D) The settling of sediment from weathering and erosion.

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Which of the following is an example of erosion?

• Moving water, wind, ice, and plants breaking down rocks.

• The movement of weathered rock by water, wind, ice, and gravity.

• The rate at which erosion occurs.

• The settling of sediment.

What is the rate of erosion?

• How quickly or slowly erosion occurs.

• The process of moving weathered rock.

• The settling of sediment from weathering and erosion.

• A natural process in which a force acts on a rock and breaks the rock into smaller pieces.

What is deposition?

• The process of moving weathered rock.

• How quickly or slowly erosion occurs.

• The settling of sediment from weathering and erosion.

• A natural process in which a force acts on a rock and breaks the rock into smaller pieces.

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In what order do the processes of weathering, erosion, and deposition occur?

• Erosion --> weathering --> deposition

• Weathering --> erosion --> deposition

• Deposition --> weathering --> erosion

• Weathering --> deposition --> erosion

Which of the following statements is true?

• Only living things can change the environment.

• Only nonliving things can change the environment.

• Both living and nonliving things can change the environment.

• Neither living nor nonliving things can change the environment.

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What can cause changes in Earth's surface?

• Only weathering.

• Only erosion.

• Both weathering and erosion.

• Neither weathering nor erosion.

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What can you infer about the formation in the picture based on the surroundings?

• It was created by water and ice.

• It was created by wind and plants.

• It was created by animals and people.

• It was created by gravity and erosion.

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The image demonstrates ​ the process of (a)  

• weathering.
• erosion.
• deposition.

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