Weathering, Erosion, & Deposition Quiz

This takes place when sediment, rocks, and soil are carried to another place.

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Transportation

This type of weathering occurs when acid rain slowly breaks down rocks.

• physical weathering

• biological weathering

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

Water flows into the cracks in rocks. Then when it gets cold, the water turns to ice. This causes rocks to break apart. This process is repeated as the ice melts and freezes again.

• weathering

• freeze-thaw

• glacier

• biological weathering

• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This type of weathering happens when animals burrow into the ground or people walk on trails in the woods.

• chemical

  weathering

• mechanical

  weathering

• biological

  weathering

The method of larger rocks breaking into smaller rocks by moving water or blowing air.

• Erosion

• mechanical

  Weathering

• chemical

  weathering

• biological

  weathering

• Erosion

A force that slowly breaks down the earth.

• destructive

  force

• constructive

  force

A huge sheet of slow moving ice in the ocean that causes erosion.

• mud slide

• glacier

• mountain

• tree

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A destructive force that slowly breaks down rocks into smaller pieces over time.

• evolution

• erosion

• weathering

What is the process called when sediments are laid down in new locations?

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Transportation

Which of the following is an example of deposition?

• Sand dunes forming in a desert

• Rocks breaking down into smaller pieces

• Water carrying soil away

• Ice melting in the sun