Weathering and Erosion Review

The process by which rocks are broken down due to exposure to processes occurring at the Earth’s surface is...

• erosion

• weathering

• sedimentation

• deposition

The action of surface processes that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust and then transports it to another location is...

• erosion

• weathering

• sedimentation

• deposition

Which of these does NOT cause weathering?

• Waves

• Gravity

• Glaciers

• Sunlight

The 2 types of weathering discussed in class is...

• weathering and erosion

• acidic weathering and environmental weathering

• chemical weathering and mechanical weathering

• gravitational weathering and hydro weathering

Physical weathering is another term for...

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• glacial weathering

• extreme weathering

A rock is broken down into smaller pieces of the same material

(no change in composition)

• chemical weathering

• glacial wedging

• mechanical weathering

• plants and animals

The breakdown or decomposition of rock that occurs when minerals are changed into different substances

(change in composition)

• chemical weathering

• acid rain

• mechanical weathering

• plants and animals

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Occurs where there are frequent freezes and thaws.

• freeze-thaw cycles
• ice cracking
• thawing erosion
• frost/ice wedging

Process in which water freezes in the cracks of rock and wedges (pushes) it apart because water expands when it freezes.

• erosion

• Freeze fracturing
• Rock splitting
• Frost/ice wedging

Frost/ice wedging is responsible for

• all the problems on earth

• mountains/valleys

• potholes

• sinkholes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2