Weathering Erosion Deposition - Day 1

This image shows water expanding as it freezes in cracks in rock. This is known as ice wedging. It is a ​ (a)   force and a form of ​ (b)   weathering and erosion.

• destructive
• mechanical
• chemical
• constructive
• water
• liquid

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Match the following...

• When features are built up on Earth's surface by sediment, tectonic plates, or volcanoes

• Erosion

• When rocks and land are broken down due to forces such as gravity, wind, water, and ice

• Weathering

• When rocks and sediment are moved elsewhere by water, ice, wind, or gravity

• Deposition

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Sand dunes form as a result of...

• Recycling of crust at subduction zones

• Erosion and deposition by wind

• Freezing and thawing rock

• Erosion and deposition by water

Sandy beaches are built up through the process of...

• Deposition

• Convection

• Weathering

• Destructive forces

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The destructive force caused by the chemical reactions of water, oxygen, carbon, and other chemicals in the presence of moisture and heat is known as...

• Mechanical weathering

• Photosynthesis

• Chemical weathering

• Chemical reaction

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The deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river is a constructive force known as a...

• Delta

• Shore

• Beach

• Pond

A type of chemical weathering in which a substance combines with oxygen, as when iron oxidizes, forming rust.

• Acid rain

• Oxidation

• Reaction to water

• Exfoliation

The image above depicts the effects of chemical weathering breaking down limestone. Which type of chemical weathering causes this reaction?

• Acid rain

• Oxidation

• Exfoliation

• Abrasion

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The tallest sand dunes in North America are found in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. Which of the following agents is most likely responsible for the formation of the sand dunes?

• Wind

• Water

• Ice

• Gravity

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_____________ is the dropping off/ depositing of rocks.

• Metamorphosis

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Erosion