weathering erosion deposition

What is geomorphology?

• The study of human geography

• The classification of rocks

• The process of forming landforms

• The study of Earth's atmosphere

What does physical weathering involve?

• Changes in the chemical composition of rocks

• Breaking rocks into smaller pieces without chemical changes

• Depositing sediment in new locations

• Moving weathered rock and soil

Which process can create features like cliffs and boulders?

• Physical weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Chemical weathering

How does chemical weathering occur?

• When sediment is deposited

• By the movement of sediment

• Through the physical breaking of rocks

• When chemicals react with minerals in rocks

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

• Weathering involves moving sediment, erosion does not

• Erosion involves chemical changes, weathering does not

• There is no difference

• Weathering is the breaking process, erosion is the moving process

What can acid rain dissolve to create caves?

• Granite

• Sandstone

• Marble

• Limestone

What role does water play in physical weathering?

• It dissolves rocks

• It carries sediment away

• It freezes and expands in cracks

• It deposits sediment

How are valleys and canyons formed?

• By the action of rivers

• Through freeze-thaw cycles

• By chemical weathering

• Through deposition

What happens during deposition?

• Eroded sediment is dropped in a new location

• Rocks are broken into smaller pieces

• Sediment is moved by wind or water

• Rocks are chemically altered

What feature is formed when a river deposits sediment along its banks?

• Mountain

• Cave

• River delta

• Cliff