Water Distribution, Weathering, Erosion and Deposition

Water entering the cracks of rocks, freezing then thawing, eventually cracking and breaking down the rock.

This is caused by the process of _______ because water molecules ___________.

• weathering;

  spread out into a set formation when frozen

• erosion; are a universal solvent.

• Deposition; build new areas of rock

• weathering; are the most dense when frozen.

PICK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS: In the 1930's, wind blew big clouds of dust, dirt and sand across the midwest. The wind-carried sand worked like sandpaper scraping and wearing down everything in its path. The dirt and sand would build up against the houses.

• Weathering is the sand wearing down everything in its path.

• Erosion is the dust and sand moving from one pace to another.

• Deposition is the building up of the dropped sand, dirt and dust

Deltas developing at the mouth of a river.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Acid rain dissolving undergroud limestone.

• Physical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Chemical Weathering

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Gravity causing a landslide to carry everything in its path downhill. This mass movement is the process of:

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Depositon

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Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches. The shaping of the rock into arches is the process of

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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Waves dropping sand ashore forming sand bars. The process of forming the sand bars is

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Glaciers scraping rocks along the Earth's surface. Abrasion is the process of

• Chemical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Physical Weathering

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Plant roots grow in a rock and cause it to split.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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Lesson than 1% of Earth's freshwater is readily available for human and animal use. Where is the majority of the remaining freshwater located?

• in lakes and rivers

• in the oceans

• in the atmosphere

• in ice caps and glaciers

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