Unit 8: Lesson 1 & 2 Quiz

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

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Transportation

• Erosion

What is the process of rock breaking apart called?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Transportation

What is the dropping and depositing of weathered rock by wind or moving water called?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Transportation

• Weathering

What are bits of rock called?

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Rocks

• Sediment

What includes all the water in, on, and around the planet Earth?

• Biosphere

• Sediment

• Rocks

• Hydrosphere

What is made up of all the living things on Earth and includes fish, birds, plants, and even people?

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Rocks

• Sediment

What is a large buildup of moving ice and snow called?

• drumlin

• delta

• glacier

• moraine

What most likely caused the sinkhole to form?

• Wind blew away the soil.

• Animals dug into the soil.

• Water eroded underground rock.

• Heavy objects crushed the ground.

Which of these is most likely making the rock break apart?

• hot sunlight

• plant roots

• soil insects

• running water

Which of these will most likely happen as the plant grows?

• The plant will bend to the side.

• The rock will break into pieces.

• The plant will stop growing.

• The rock will become larger.