Earth's Changing Surface Quiz

What is the term used to describe the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals?

• Carbonation

• Oxidation

• Weathering

• Hydrolysis

Which process involves rock minerals reacting with carbonic acid to form new rock minerals?

• Chemical Weathering

• Carbonation

• Oxidation

• Abrasion

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What is the process called where rocks are broken through direct collisions with other sediment?

• Exfoliation

• Abrasion

• Root Pry

• Salt Wedging

What type of weathering involves the breaking apart of rocks and crystals through different processes without changing their chemical composition?

• Chemical Weathering

• Oxidation

• Physical Weathering

• Hydrolysis

What is the name of the process in which salt crystals grow within cracks and pores in the rocks, causing them to weaken and break?

• Frost Wedging

• Root Pry

• Salt Wedging

• Thermal Expansion

Which term describes the removal or transport of earthen materials by the action of organisms such as animals and plants?

• Bioerosion

• Avalanche

• Unloading

• Exfoliation

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What is COASTAL EROSION?

• The movement of rock and soil down a slope under the influence of gravity

• The loss or displacement of land or the long-term removal of sediment and rocks along the coastline due to the action of waves, currents, or tides

• The continuous process of erosion that involves several stages such as weathering, detachment, transportation, and deposition

• The dislodging of rock particles due to gravity, water, and wind

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What does a DELTA refer to?

• A mound of sand that is formed by the wind

• A type of mass wasting; the movement of a mass of rock or debris down a slope

• Mass of sediment, especially silt and sand, deposited at the mouth of the river

• The movement of rock and soil down a slope under the influence of gravity

What is DEPOSITION in geological terms?

• The dislodging of rock particles due to gravity, water, and wind

• The movement of rock and soil down a slope under the influence of gravity

• The wearing away of the land by forces such as water, wind, ice, and gravity

• Laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, sea, or ice

What is a DUNE?

• A physical interaction with running waters or rivers

• A mound of sand that is formed by the wind, usually along the beach or in a desert

• Surface soil usually including the organic matter that plants need to grow

• Any piece of rock that has been shaped, pitted, grooved or striated by sand or ice crystals blown by the wind

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