Understanding Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

What is the process called when rocks break down due to environmental exposure?

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Condensation

• Erosion

What transports weathered sediments from one place to another?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Evaporation

What is the term for dropping off weathered and eroded sediments?

• Erosion

• Precipitation

• Weathering

• Deposition

Which type of weathering does not change the rock's composition?

• Deposition

• Physical weathering

• Erosion

• Chemical weathering

What is another name for physical weathering?

• Erosional weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Mechanical weathering

• Biological weathering

What causes frost action in weathering?

• Root growth

• Chemical reactions

• Water freezing and expanding

• Wind erosion

Which weathering process involves the expansion and contraction of rock due to temperature changes?

• Root wedging

• Frost action

• Abrasion

• Exfoliation

Which is not a type of physical weathering?

• Frost action

• Abrasion

• Oxidation

• Exfoliation

What is the main cause of chemical weathering?

• Physical force

• Biological activity

• Chemical reactions

• Temperature changes

What forms when iron reacts with oxygen in the presence of water or air?

• Carbonic acid

• Iron oxide or rust

• Calcium carbonate

• Limestone