Weathering, Erosion and Deposition

Deposited material at the end of a river is called?

• landform
• delta
• canyon

What is the wearing away or breaking down of rocks called?

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Glaciers
• Weathering

What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

• Deposition
• Landslide
• Weathering
• Erosion

A delta is an example of

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Sediment

• Deposition

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Weathering and erosion are the same thing.

• True
• False

The softening of minerals in rocks by water that causes the rocks to break

• hydrolysis

• carbonation

• oxidation

• weathering

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart is called?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

The process of moving weathered rock and depositing it in another location is called?

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition

What is erosion?

• fragments of weathered rock

• is the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport weathered materials from one location to another

• occurs when eroded materials are dropped, or laid down

• is the main force behind sudden rock falls and landslides that can change the shape of a mountain.