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- 1. Multiple Choice
The process by which rocks are broken down
Weathering
Deposition
Erosion
Sedimentation
- 2. Multiple Choice
The process in which wind, water, ice or gravity transport rock fragments from one location to another
Weathering
Sedimentation
Erosion
Deposition
- 3. Multiple Choice
The process in which sediment settles out (drops to the bottom) of the water or wind that is carrying it
Weathering
Erosion
Sedimentation
Deposition
- 4. Multiple Choice
Fragments of weathered rocks are known as ____.
sediments
deposits
limestones
sandstones
- 5. Multiple Choice
The MECHANICAL breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is...
Physical weathering
Chemical weathering
- 6. Multiple Choice
The breakdown and decomposition of rocks as a result of chemical reactions and processes
Physical weathering
Chemical weathering
- 7. Multiple Choice
Water gradually wearing down and smoothing rocks over a long period of time is an example of...
physical weathering
chemical weathering
deposition
erosion
- 8. Multiple Choice
When iron in rocks reacts with oxygen, it forms iron oxide (rust), which weakens rocks and causes them to break apart. This is an example of...
physical weathering
chemical weathering
erosion
deposition
- 9. Multiple Choice
Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of...
physical weathering
erosion
deposition
chemical weathering
- 10. Multiple Choice
Waves dropping sand onto land until a beach is formed is an example of...
physical weathering
erosion
deposition
chemical weathering
- 11. Multiple Choice
Acid rain slowly wearing away rock over time is an example of...
chemical weathering
physical weathering
erosion
deposition
- 12. Multiple Choice
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking rocks or pavement apart is an example of...
chemical weathering
physical weathering
deposition
erosion
- 13. Multiple Choice
An avalanche is an example of...
physical weathering
chemical weathering
erosion
deposition
- 14. Multiple Choice
Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth's surface by...
forming new land features.
washing away beaches.
breaking down large rocks in to smaller ones.
moving topsoil.
- 15. Multiple Choice
What causes the greatest amount of erosion on beaches?
Waves
Glaciers
Wind
Gravity
- 16. Multiple Choice
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of...
physical weathering
chemical weathering
erosion
deposition
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?
A glacier
An iceberg
An ice wedge
A sand dune
- 18. Multiple Choice
How do plants weather rocks?
During photosynthesis
When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks
When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand, the rock breaks
Plants don't weather rocks
- 19. Multiple Choice
A river wearing down canyon walls over time is an example of...
physical weathering
chemical weathering
deposition
erosion
- 20. Multiple Choice
Wind blowing sand from one location to another is called...
erosion
physical weathering
chemical weathering
deposition
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