Science Weekly Quiz 21 March, 2025

This is the slow process that breaks down materials into smaller pieces.

This is the movement of weathered material from one place to another.

This is the process of eroded soil and bits of rock being dropped off in another place.

These are all the plants that cover a particular area.

This is the action of rocks and sediments grinding against each other and wearing away surfaces.

What are two types of weathering that the book mentions?

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• biological weathering

• artificial weathering

The book mentions six kinds of erosion and deposition.

The first three are gravity, running water, and wind.

What are the others?

• shorelines

• glaciers

• living things

• machines

What can help keep sand and soil from being moved by wind and water?

• plant roots

• rivers

• Nothing. We can't stop sand and soil from being moved.