Weathering and Erosion

What is weathering?

• The process of an Earthquake forming

• The process of big rocks breaking down into smaller rocks due to wind, water, sun, ect.

• Another word for erosion

• The process of building a cargo ship

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What causes weathering?

• Wind

• Sunlight

• Water

• All of the above

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Everything below causes erosion EXCEPT ________

• a snowstorm

• a fast flowing source of water

• a volcano

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A sediment is _______________

• The material that comes from the weathering of a rock

• Another name for erosion

• When a mountain is broken down into small pieces

​ (a)   the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water

• weathering

• uplift

• rock formation

• metamorphic rock

Answer explanation

Weathering is the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to natural forces like wind or moving water. This distinguishes it from uplift, rock formation, and metamorphic rock, which involve different geological processes.

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Input your responses. There are not enough blanks to fill out the last two but by process of elimination, you should know the answers.

g

h

i

j

f

e

d

c

b

a

work together

water

temperature

Earth's crust

sediment

breakdown

wind

ice

gravity

physical

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A root that cracks a rock as it grows is an example of ​
​ (a)  

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

Answer explanation

The root cracking the rock is an example of Mechanical Weathering, which involves physical processes like roots growing, causing rocks to break apart.

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The changes in the Azure Window were caused by the ​ ​ (a)   process of ​ (b)  

• destructive

• weathering

• constructive

• erosion

• deposition

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This image shows water expanding as it freezes in cracks in rock. This is known as ice wedging. It is a ​ (a)   force and a form of ​ (b)   weathering and erosion.

• destructive

• mechanical

• chemical

• constructive

• water

• liquid

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An enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil is called a (a)   .

• A glacier

• An iceberg

• An ice wedge

• A sand dune

Answer explanation

A glacier is a massive ice formation that moves over land, shaping the landscape through weathering of rock and soil. In contrast, an iceberg is a floating ice mass, an ice wedge is a crack in permafrost, and a sand dune is a landform made of sand.

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