Science, Erosion and Weathering Quiz

What is weathering?

• Carrying away sediments

• Breaking down sediments

• Rocks

• Rivers

What is erosion?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Breaking down sediments

• Carrying Away sediments

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What rock comes from the cause of pressure?

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Sediments

What rock is made from the cooling of magma or lava?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Sediments

What process involves the movement of sediments from one place to another?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Metamorphosis

• Deposition

What rock is formed from the accumulation of sediment?

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Sediments

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

If you did an experiment of dropping water on a skittle, and the skittle represented a rock, what would the water represent in the erosion and weathering system?

• Air

• Rain

• Earth

• Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process in which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Metamorphosis

What process involves the laying down of sediment carried by wind, water, or ice?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Metamorphosis

• Deposition

What is the process that breaks down rocks through chemical reactions?

• Physical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition