Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Quiz

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

• Both weathering and erosion are the breaking down of rock into sediment
• Weathering is the breaking down of rock into sediments, Erosion is the movement of that sediment
• Erosion is the breaking down of rock into sediment, Weathering is the movement of that sediment
• Both weathering and erosion are the movement of broken down sediment

Which of the following is an example of water being an agent of chemical weathering?

• Water pushing rocks to bump into each other, causing abrasion
• Water in a stream smoothing out the edges of a rock, causing it to get rounder
• Water carrying sediments to new locations, then dropping them off
• Water being able to dissolve certain minerals

T/F : Wind is the strongest force of erosion

• True
• False

What is another name for mechanical weathering?

• Physical Weathering
• Property Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Mechanics Weathering

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of what?

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering

Water seeping into cracks on a rock and then pushing apart the edges like a wedge is an example of what?

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering

Over time, deposition may change the earths surface by doing what?

• Washing away beaches
• Causing rust to form because of oxidation
• Breaking down rocks into smaller ones
• Forming new land masses

What is the difference between a landslide and an avalanche?

• An avalanche is erosion, landslides are weathering
• A landslide is erosion, avalanches are weathering
• Avalanches involve dry sediments, landslides have snow
• Landslides involve dry sediments, avalanches have snow

Acid rain is an example of what?

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

What is the relationship between erosion and deposition?

• Erosion takes it, deposition drops it
• Erosion and deposition never happen together
• Erosion drops it, deposition takes it
• Deposition has to happen first before erosion can happen