Quiz on Weather and Erosion

Which of the following is not a form of erosion?

• Frost Wedging
• Wind
• Glacial
• Water

What type of erosion causes landslides

• wind
• waves
• water
• gravity

The process by which rocks are broken down chemically or physically is known as:

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Transportation

When wind, water, or ice leave materials in a location, this is known as:

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Transportation

Which of these substances plays the most important part in chemical weathering?

• Wind
• Water
• Ice
• Frost

Is the growth of vegetation a form of physical or chemical weathering?

• Physical
• Chemical

Deltas are built up by -

• deposition
• leaching
• abrasion
• erosion

What kind of weathering causes the mineral composition of rocks to change?

• mechanical weathering
• permeable weathering
• chemical weathering
• physical weathering

A rock containing iron becomes soft and crumbly and reddish-brown in color.  It probably has been chemically weathered by -

• abrasion
• carbon dioxide
• oxygen
• acid rain

A hot wet climate causes weathering to take place -

• slowly
• rapidly
• unevenly
• at the same rate as when the climate is dry and cool