Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Quiz

What is weathering?

• The breaking down and changing of rocks as a result of exposure to the environment

• The movement of water within a river

• The transportation of sediments

• The dropping off of sediments

What is erosion?

• The movement of water within a river

• The dropping off of sediments

• The breaking down and changing of rocks as a result of exposure to the environment

• The transportation of sediments

What is deposition?

• The transportation of sediments

• The movement of water within a river

• The breaking down and changing of rocks as a result of exposure to the environment

• The dropping off of sediments

What is a river?

• A small stream

• Water flowing downhill through a channel

• Water flowing uphill through a channel

• A large volume of water

What are the banks of a river?

• The entire region of land where all the tributaries and the streams and the rivers merged together

• The merging point of smaller streams with a larger stream

• The bottom of the stream or the river

• The edges of the stream or the river

What is discharge in a river?

• The breaking down and changing of rocks as a result of exposure to the environment

• The amount of water within the stream

• The dropping off of sediments

• The transportation of sediments

What determines the velocity of a river?

• All of the above

• The amount of water within the stream

• The shape of the stream channel

• The size of the sediments being transported

What type of river is characterized by steeper, deeper, and narrower channels with faster flow?

• River system

• Old river

• Tributary

• Young river

What type of sediments can a faster flowing river erode or transport?

• Pebbles and cobbles

• Sand and silt

• All of the above

• Clay and gravel

Where does deposition occur in a meander?

• On the outside of the curve

• On the inside of the curve

• At the bottom of the river

• At the merging point of smaller streams with a larger stream