Erosion

The process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• deposition 

Which of these is an example of erosion

• Light Shinning onto a mountain
• Rain breaking down rock 
• Wind blowing away sediment
• All of the above

The diagrams  shows a natural process that weathers rock.
 Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?

• frozen water acts as a solute
• water expands when it freezes
• the mass of water increases when it freezes
• frozen water dissolves most types of rock

How do plants weather rocks?

• during photosynthesis
• when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
• when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
• Plants don't weather rocks

The ___________of a mountain weathers the fastest

• bottom
• middle
• top
• all parts weather the same

How does vegetation in the soil affect the rate of erosion?

• It doesn't affect erosion.
• It decreases erosion.
• It increases erosion.

the breakdown or decomposition of rock that takes place when minerals change through chemical processes

• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering
• erosion
• deposition

fossil fuels react with water producing acid rain that wears minerals away in the rock

• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering
• erosion
• deposition

Fantasy Canyon, located in Uintah County, is a classic example of

• weathering and erosion in mudstone and claystone have been stripped away by water and wind, leaving the slightly more durable sandstone to be carved into bizarre, melted wax-like forms.

• organic erosion

• plate tectonics

Which term correctly identifies features A and B?

• A - barrier island

  B - delta

• A - sand bar

  B - island arc

• A - delta

  B - barrier island

• A - island arc

  B - sand bar