Weathering, Erosion and Deposition

What is the breaking down of rocks and minerals into smaller pieces? 

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Precipitation

Weather causes rocks to break down into smaller pieces. 

• True

• False

What are huge masses of ice? 

• Chunks

• Land mass

• Glaciers

• Landscapes

What happens to ice when freezes inside cracks in rocks? 

• It melts. 

• Nothing

• It drips. 

• It expands. 

What weathers rocks as it freezes and expands? 

• Wind

• Sunlight

• Air

• Water/Ice

When rock and soil are carried from one place to another it is known as 

• Dirt

• Soil

• Erosion

• Water

Smaller pieces of rock or soil are called

• sediments

• boulders

• dirt

Which does not carry sediments to new locations? 

• Rivers

• Rain

• Streams

• Floods

What could the owner of this property do to prevent the erosion of this field/soil? Choose 2 answers.

• water the field

• plant trees and shrubs

• mow the fields

• plant grass and flowers

What is deposition? 

• The breaking down of rock into smaller and smaller pieces.

• The carrying away or rocks or soil from one place to another.

• When water fills cracks in rocks then freezes and expands the rock

• The process of sediments, soils and minerals being dropped, or deposited, in a new place.