Weathering and Erosion Quiz

What happens during deposition?

• Weathered material is moved by water or wind

• Weathered material is left behind as sediment

• Tectonic plates slip past each other

• New crust is created

What is a convergent boundary?

• Where tectonic plates move apart

• Where tectonic plates move towards each other and collide

• Where new crust is created

• Where weathered material is deposited

What is a divergent boundary?

• Where tectonic plates move towards each other

• Where tectonic plates move apart

• Where weathered material is deposited

• Where rocks are broken down chemically

What is the outer core made of?

• Solid nickel and iron

• Liquid iron and nickel

• Magma

• Rock fragments

What can transform boundaries cause?

• Mountains

• Earthquakes or volcanoes

• New crust

• Chemical weathering

What are fragments of rock including mud, sand, and clay called?

• Sediment

• Mixture

• Dissolve

• Crust

What type of rock is formed by extreme heat and pressure?

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Mantle

What is the process called where one kind of rock forms into another?

• Rock Cycle

• Dissolve

• Mixture

• Sediment

What happens when a substance mixes completely with a liquid to form a solution?

• Mixture

• Dissolve

• Sediment

• Crust

What is a combination of two or more substances that do not lose their characteristics?

• Sediment

• Mixture

• Dissolve

• Rock Cycle