Weathering + Erosion Review

The process of breaking rock and sediment into smaller pieces is known as...

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Constructive force

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The two types of weathering are...

• Slow and rapid

• Mechanical and chemical

• Biological and physical

• Temporal and gravitational

When water freezes in cracks in rocks, it expands causing the rock to break. This is known as...

• ice breaking

• ice wedging

• ice melting

• ice cutting

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Match the following...

• When rocks and sediment are moved elsewhere by water, ice, wind, or gravity

• Deposition

• When features are built up on Earth's surface by sediment, tectonic plates, or volcanoes

• Weathering

• When rocks and land are broken down due to forces such as gravity, wind, water, and ice

• Erosion

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The deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river is a constructive force known as a...

• Delta

• Shore

• Beach

• Pond

Which one of the examples below is physical weathering?

• lichens growing on rock

• acid rain wearing away limestone

• oxidation (rusting) of a flag pole

• frost wedging splitting a rock apart

Which of these terms describes the process of acid rain wearing out limestone?

• deposition

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

• erosion

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Which of these is an example of erosion?

• light shining onto a mountain

• wind blowing away sediment

• rain breaking down rock

• all options are correct

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Which of these examples is deposition?

• wind blowing sand

• sand that was dropped on the beach by waves

• pebbles falling downhill due to gravity

• a tree root breaking a rock

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Which type of weathering occurs when animals burrow in the ground and DISPLACE soil, rocks and plant roots?

• Physical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering