Weathering and Erosion Quiz

What processes carved the unusual rock shapes in the picture?

• Volcanic activity

• Earthquakes

• Weathering and erosion

• Tectonic plate movement

What can weathering do to rock?

• Make it bigger

• Turn it into gold

• Change its color

• Break it into smaller pieces

What can carry the pieces of rock to new places?

• Humans

• Animals

• Sunlight

• Wind and water

What is the moving of rocks, sand, or soil to a new place called?

• Weathering

• Melting

• Erosion

• Deposition

What formed the arch in the rock formation called Durdle Door?

• Weathering and erosion

• Glacial movement

• Volcanic eruption

• Landslide

What can break rock into smaller pieces?

• Earthquakes

• Weathering

• Thunderstorms

• Rainbows

What can carry the pieces of rock to new places?

• Animals

• Wind and water

• Sunlight

• Humans

What is the moving of rocks, sand, or soil to a new place called?

• Erosion

• Melting

• Deposition

• Weathering

Which process breaks rock into smaller pieces?

• Rainbows

• Earthquakes

• Thunderstorms

• Weathering

What can carry the pieces of rock to new places?

• Humans

• Sunlight

• Wind and water

• Animals