Weathering and Erosion Quiz

What is weathering?

• The process of dissolving rock into fragments

• The process of wearing away rock through erosion

• The process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces

• The process of carrying away rocks and soil

Where does weathering occur?

• Only in areas with water

• Only in areas with wind

• Only in areas with gravity

• Anywhere there is wind, water, gravity, or ice

What is erosion?

• The process of dissolving rock into fragments

• The process of wearing away rock through weathering

• The process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces

• The process of carrying away rocks and soil

Where does erosion occur?

• Only in areas with water

• Only in areas with wind

• Only in areas with gravity

• Anywhere there is water, wind, gravity, or ice

What are the four types of erosion?

• Water, wind, ice, and gravity

• Water, wind, fire, and gravity

• Water, air, ice, and gravity

• Water, air, fire, and gravity

Water Erosion

• The process by which water adds soil, rock, or dissolved material to one location on the Earth's surface.
• The process by which water removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's surface and transports it to another location.
• • -Water sources such as rivers, streams, ocean tides, and runoff can move rock sediments away.

    • Those sediments can be moved to different locations and alter land.

• The process by which water evaporates from the Earth's surface and forms clouds.

Wind erosion

• The process by which wind causes erosion of rocks and minerals.
• The process by which wind adds and deposits soil and sediment in one location.
• The process by which wind creates new landforms through erosion.

• • Wind can carry material and sediments such as sand and clay from one place to another.

    • As the wind blows, it picks up small particles of sand/sediment.

Ice erosion

• Ice erosion is a process where ice melts the surface of a material through heat.
• Ice erosion is a process where ice wears away the surface of a material through friction and impact.
• Ice erosion is a process where ice causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
• Ice Erosion is a process Glaciers wear down the landscape; by picking up and carrying debris that moves across the land along with the ice.

Gravity erosion

• • Gravity causes sediment to move downhill.

    • It creates landslides, mudflows, and creeps.

  
  

• The erosion caused by wind and water.
• The erosion caused by volcanic activity.
• The movement of rocks, soil, and other materials down slopes or inclines due to the force of gravity.

Which natural forceS can cause weathering?

select all that apply

• Hurricanes

• Volcanic eruptions

• Tsunamis & mass flooding

• precipitation

• wind