Weathering and Erosion Quiz

What is the process of wearing down materials into sediment called?

• Deposition

• Sedimentation

• Erosion

• Weathering

What happens during erosion?

• Plants grow

• New rocks are formed

• Sediment is moved

• Materials are worn down into sediment

What is sediment?

• A type of rock

• Worn down materials

• A type of soil

• A type of plant

Which of the following is NOT a key vocabulary term related to weathering and erosion?

• Deposit

• Rust

• Hurricane

• Acid rain

What is the main difference between weathering and erosion?

• Weathering happens in water, erosion happens on land

• Weathering moves sediment, erosion wears it down

• Weathering forms new rocks, erosion breaks them

• Weathering wears down materials, erosion moves sediment

Which of the following processes gradually change the natural environment over time?

• Tsunamis

• Weathering and erosion

• Volcanic eruptions

• Earthquakes

What is the term for the process when sediment is moved?

• Sedimentation

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

What is the carrying away or moving of rocks and or sediments called?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Glaciers

________________ is the breaking off and/ or disintegration of larger rocks into smaller rocks.

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Lotic

What is the main difference between weathering and erosion?

• A) Weathering involves the movement of rocks, while erosion does not

• B) Erosion involves the chemical breakdown of rocks, while weathering does not

• C) Weathering is the breakdown of rocks, while erosion is the movement of weathered material

• D) There is no difference; they are the same process