Vocab Quiz - Surface Processes & Soil

What is the term for the mechanical and chemical processes that change objects on Earth's surface over time?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Abrasion

The physical processes that naturally break rocks into smaller pieces are known as ____.

• Chemical weathering

• Mechanical weathering

• Ice wedging

• Crumbling

Which type of weathering is caused by water that freezes?

• Ice wedging

• Abrasion

• Crumbling

• Burrowing

Weathering caused by grinding away rock through friction or impact is called ____.

• Abrasion

• Ice wedging

• Crumbling

• Burrowing

What type of weathering is caused by plants growing into cracks in rock?

• Burrowing

• Crumbling

• Ice wedging

• Abrasion

Weathering caused by animals digging through loose rock is known as ____.

• Crumbling

• Burrowing

• Ice wedging

• Abrasion

The chemical processes that change the materials that are part of a rock into new materials are called ____.

• Mechanical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

The transport of rock and sediment by water, wind, and/or gravity is known as ____. .

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Crumbling

The process of laying down sediment in a new location is called ____.

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Crumbling

A mixture of weathered rock, decayed organic matter, mineral fragments, water, and air is known as ____.

• Soil

• Horizon

• Parent material

• Biota