Weathering and Erosion Review

What happens to rocks that go through water weathering?

• rocks become edgy and sharp.

• rocks become smoother, rounded, and smaller.

• rocks melt

• rocks morph with other rocks.

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As _____ move, they scrape against rock, carving it into a new shape.

• deposition

• sediments

• rocks

• glaciers

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A process where water freezing and expanding causes rock to break apart.

• mountain

• root wedging

• ice wedging

A process where root growing causes rocks to break apart

• root wedging

• ice wedging

• landslide

• roots

Root wedging is an example of _______ weathering.

• wind

• water

• plant

• chemical

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The breaking down of minerals and rocks into smaller pieces by water, wind, temperature changes, and living things.

• weathering

• delta

• sediment

• runoff

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Rain and wind carry eroded sediment to a new location. This is known as deposition.

• True

• False

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Pieces of minerals and rocks that are produced by weathering

• soil

• gems

• sediment

• runoff

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Wind and water can cause

• erosion

• gravity

• minerals 

• weathering 

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The movement of sediment is known as

• rock

• soil

• erosion

• silding