Geology and Earth Processes Quiz

What is the process called that involves the breaking down of rocks and minerals?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Sedimentation

• Deposition

Which term describes the wearing down of soil, rocks, and other earth material?

• Weathering

• Constructive Forces

• Deposition

• Erosion

What is the role of geologists?

• To transport sediment

• To study the history of earth

• To break down rocks

• To create landforms

What is sediment?

• A force that creates landforms

• A type of landform

• A solid material transported to a new location

• A process of breaking down rocks

What happens during deposition?

• Sediments are broken down

• Sediments are transported

• Sediments are added to a landmass or landform

• Sediments are eroded