Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Vocabulary Review

Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone are examples of what?

• Chemical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Mechanical Weathering

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Occurs when sediments slowly shift their positions downhill. ____________________________ is common in areas of frequent freezing and thawing. Examples of this are curved fences on the side of inclined land.

• Slump

• Hillside Creep

• Rockslide

• Mudflow

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When windblown sediment strikes rock, and the surface of the rock is scraped and worn away _____________ has occurred.

• Erosion

• Till

• Abrasion

• Deposition

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A "V" shaped valley is formed by ______ erosion.

• wind

• water

• glacial (ice)

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Deltas are built by the process of ______________.

• deposition

• leaching

• abrasion

• erosion

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Unsorted rock material deposited directly by glaciers as it melts

• glacial drift

• stratified drift

• till

• glacier

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The till deposited at the edge of a glacier forms a ridge called a _______________

• moraine

• drumline

• horn

• ice age

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Materials deposited by the meltwater of a glacier, most often beyond the end of a glacier

• Abrasion

• Meltwater

• Outwash

• Esker

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Which process involves the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces without changing their chemical composition?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Sedimentation

What is the main difference between erosion and weathering?

• Erosion involves the movement of materials, while weathering does not

• Weathering involves the movement of materials, while erosion does not

• Both involve the movement of materials

• Neither involves the movement of materials