Gilbert-Weathering and Erosion Quiz

What are the two main processes that result in the creation or destruction of landforms?

• Weathering and Deposition

• Chemical Weathering and Mechanical Weathering

• Erosion and Deposition

• Weathering and Erosion

What is the process of decomposing, breaking up, or changing the color of rocks called?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Abrasion

What is the movement of rocks and sediment that have been broken apart through weathering called?

• Weathering

• Abrasion

• Erosion

• Deposition

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

• Weathering is a slow process, while erosion is a fast process

• Weathering is caused by water, while erosion is caused by wind

• Weathering causes rocks to change color, while erosion causes rocks to break into smaller pieces

• Weathering causes rocks to break up into smaller pieces, while erosion is the process of taking these particles somewhere else

What are the three main types of weathering?

• Chemical, Biological, and Abrasion

• Mechanical, Biological, and Abrasion

• Chemical, Mechanical, and Abrasion

• Chemical, Mechanical, and Biological

What causes changes to the minerals inside or on the surface of a rock?

• Chemical Weathering

• Biological Weathering

• Erosion

• Mechanical Weathering

What is the process of sediments, soil, and rocks being added to a landform or land masses called?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Abrasion

What are the three main causes of erosion?

• Water, Wind, and Ice

• Plants, Animals, and Humans

• Rain, Snow, and Hail

• Sun, Moon, and Stars

What kind of weathering happens when a living organism is involved?

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

• Biological Weathering

• Abrasion

True or false: Erosion only takes place over millions of years.

• True

• False