Weathering and Erosion Quiz

What is the main difference between weathering and erosion?

• Weathering involves breaking rocks, while erosion involves moving them.

• Weathering and erosion are the same process.

• Weathering only happens in water, while erosion only happens on land.

• Weathering involves moving rocks, while erosion involves breaking them.

Which type of weathering involves chemical reactions?

• Mechanical weathering

• Physical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Biological weathering

What causes mechanical weathering?

• Frost, ice, moving water, or heat from the sun

• Wind and rain

• Living organisms

• Chemical reactions

Which of the following is an example of biological weathering?

• Water freezing inside a rock

• Tree roots breaking apart rocks

• Rocks changing color due to chemicals

• Wind carrying away sand

What are the three main causes of erosion?

• Water, wind, and ice

• Water, plants, and animals

• Wind, ice, and humans

• Water, wind, and humans

How can water cause erosion?

• By changing the color of rocks

• By freezing inside rocks

• By being absorbed by plants

• Through rain, rivers, waves, and floods

What is the process called when sediment is added to a landform?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Abrasion

What marks the end of the erosion process?

• Abrasion

• Deposition

• Chemical reactions

• Weathering

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

• True

• False

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

• Mechanical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Biological weathering

• Physical weathering