8-1_How Do Weathering and Erosion Shape Earth's Surface Quiz

What is the process of rock breaking apart called?

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Sediment

What can cause rocks to fall down a cliff and break rocks below?

• Chemicals

• Gravity

• Wind

• Flowing water

What can widen cracks in rocks when it freezes?

• Water

• Wind

• Sand

• Rain

The process of rock breaking apart is called ____.

What is the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another called?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Sediment

• Weathering

What is one of the most common causes of erosion?

What is one of the most common causes of erosion.?

• Deposition

• Moving water

• Weathering

• sediment

 The dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water is known as ______.

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

Slow-moving water can carry only very small pieces of rock, such as sand and silt. These bits of rock are called ________.

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Sediment

What is the result of sediment settling at the bottom of a river?

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Sedimentation