10 Multiple choice questions

A lot of different organisms live in this environment.

• Savanna

• Grasslands

• Desert

• Rainforest

Term: Only a limited number of organisms can survive in this environment.

• Savanna

• Desert

• Tundra

• Temperate Grassland

Definition: the process of moving weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

• Abrasion

• Diagenesis

• Erosion

• Compaction

Definition: the breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface into smaller pieces.

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Sedimentation

• Transport

Definition: all the living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism.

• Environment

• Host

• Community

• Population

How to measure erosion using data

• Measure the difference in land area over time.

• Calculate the average rainfall in the area.

• Assess the types of vegetation present in the region.

• Evaluate the soil pH levels throughout the year.

Definition: occurs when water slows down and drops the rocks and sediment it carries.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Deposition

• Erosion

Order of erosion deposition and weathering

• Definition: First, the rock is weathered into smaller rocks. Next, the rocks are moved through erosion. Lastly, the rocks go to the mouth of the river (deposition).

• Definition: First, the rocks are moved through erosion. Next the rock is weathered into smaller rocks. ,Lastly, the rocks go to the mouth of the river (deposition).

• First the rocks go to the mouth of the river (deposition). Next the rock is weathered into smaller rocks. Lastly the rocks are moved through erosion

• Sequence of volcanic activity and sedimentation

The main cause of weathering and erosion

• water

• wind

• soil

• sunlight

Water can cause weathering inside a rock by

• all the living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism.

• the breaking down of rocks on earth's surface into smaller pieces.

• expanding when it freezes

• occurs when water slows down and drops the rocks and sediment it carries.