Regents Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

Which of the following are examples of water and gravity working together to erode soil, sediment, and rock? Select all that apply.

• Wind carries sediment and then it continues to travel in waves.

• Streams flow because of gravity. The flow causes erosion of material in its path.

• Gravity causes glaciers to move down-slope, and glaciers erode rock underneath of them.

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Which of the following is a factor in weathering caused by gravity?

• size of the boulders at the base of the glacier

• presence of living organisms on the rocks

• presence of water at one end of the glacier

• slope of the ground that the glacier is on

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What type of physical weathering could cause rock to break apart?

• abrasion of the surface caused by rocks being moved under a sliding glacier

• gravity acting upon the loose rocks and dirt in the area

• water freezing in the crevasses

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Which description is evidence of chemical weathering?

• A rock in a windy desert has scratches on its surface.

• A rock in a tundra has deep cracks filled with ice.

• A rock turns a reddish color when exposed to air and water.

• A rock on a steep slope falls to the ground and breaks apart.

What type of weathering?

• Chemical

• Physical

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What type of weathering? (Note the color of the rock)

• Chemical

• Physical

What type of weathering? (Note the texture of the rock surface.)

• Chemical

• Physical

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What type of weathering?

• Chemical

• Physical

Which of the following are examples of water depositing rock, soil, and sediment? Select all that apply.

• Waves can deposit sediment in areas offshore, where they build up to be sandbars and sand dunes.

• Rivers can carry sediment downstream to deposit it when the water enters into a larger body of water.

• Wind carrying sand.

• Glaciers eroded sediment and rock as it moves through a valley.

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What type of weathering?

• Chemical

• Physical