Weathering and Erosion Quiz Learn Bright

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

• Weathering and Erosion

• Deposition and Abrasion

• Volcanism and Earthquakes

• Tectonic Uplift and Subsidence

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

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Abrasion

• Erosion

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

• Deposition

• Chemical Weathering

• Erosion

• Mechanical Weathering

What are the three main types of weathering?

• Physical, Mechanical, Biological

• Chemical, Physical, Abrasion

• Chemical, Mechanical, Biological

• Physical, Chemical, Biological

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

• Chemical Weathering

• Erosion

• Biological Weathering

• Mechanical Weathering

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?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Abrasion

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

• True

• False

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

• Erosion

• Biological Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

• Mechanical Weathering

What's the difference between weathering and erosion?

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

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

• Weathering and erosion have no difference

• Weathering and erosion are the same process