GN Cpt 7 Denudation

Which of the following is NOT an agent of denudation?

• weathering

• folding

• mass movement

• erosion

---------- is the breakdown & decay of rocks that are exposed to the weather.

• weathering

• folding

• mass Movement

• erosion

There are __________ main types of weathering.

• five

• four

• three

• two

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

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Glaciers
• Weathering

What is erosion?

• The wearing away of rocks, their transportation & deposition in a new place

• The breaking of rocks

• The dropping of sediment

• Movement of loose material down a slope under the influence of gravity

Which are agents of erosion

• chemicals in rain

• earthquakes and gravity

• 007 & ice

• wind, rivers & glaciers

Wind is an agent of

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Mass movement

An avalanche is an example of which process?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Mass Movement

_________________happens when gravity moves loose material downhill.

• Weathering only

• Mass movement

• Erosion only

• Gravity

What is the main cause of mass movement?

• water

• wind

• gravity

• weather