Weathering and Erosion Quiz

What are the two main processes that result in the creation or destruction of landforms?

• Tectonic plate movement and mountain formation

• Weathering and erosion

• Volcanic eruption and earthquake

• Glacier movement and sedimentation

What is the process of decomposing, breaking up, or changing the color of rocks called?

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

• Deposition

• Weathering

What is the movement of rocks and sediment that have been broken apart through weathering called?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Glacier movement

• Volcanic eruption

What are the three main types of weathering?

• Physical, chemical, and biological

• Mechanical, biological, and chemical

• Biological, physical, and mechanical

• Chemical, mechanical, and biological

What causes changes to the minerals inside or on the surface of a rock?

• Mechanical weathering

• Biological weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Erosion

What causes erosion through rain, rivers, waves, and floods?

• Wind

• Water

• Gravity

• Ice

What is the process of sediments, soil, and rocks being added to a landform or land masses called?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

• Weathering

True or false: Erosion only takes place over millions of years.

• False

• True

What kind of weathering happens when a living organism is involved?

• Mechanical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Biological weathering

• Physical weathering

What's the difference between weathering and erosion?

• Weathering causes rocks to harden, while erosion causes rocks to soften

• Weathering causes rocks to form, while erosion causes rocks to disappear

• Weathering causes rocks to break up into smaller pieces, while erosion is the process of taking these particles somewhere else

• Weathering causes rocks to change color, while erosion causes rocks to decompose