Weathering, Erosion and Deposition 1

The process of breaking down rock into into smaller pieces is called ________________.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• convection

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The process by which wind, water, ice or gravity moves pieces of rock or soil to another place.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• convection

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The process in which sediment is laid down in a new location is called _________________.

• chemical weathering

• mechanical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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This image of oxidation shows ___________________ weathering.

• mechanical or physical

• chemical

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This image shows ___________________ weathering.

• mechanical or physical

• chemical

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Ice wedging is a type of _________________ weathering where ice expands, breaking rock apart.

• Mechanical or Physical

• Chemical

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What is the flat wide area of land along a river that is formed when the river leaves it's banks?

• delta

• moraine

• desert

• flood plain

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What is the pile of sediment and rock left behind from melted glaciers?

• delta

• moraine

• sediment load

• flood plain

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What is the landform made when rivers deposit sediment where they meet the ocean?

• delta

• terminal moraine

• sediment load

• flood plain

These lines of deposit are created when gravity slowly pulls the soil and rock down a hill.

• creep wrinkles

• slump

• land slide

• delta

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