Unit 3 Weathering, Erosion and Deposition Vocab Quiz

Which of the following is a process of chemical weathering?

• Frost wedging

• Oxidation

• Erosion

• Deposition

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What is erosion?

• The process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces

• The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another

• The formation of new rocks from sediment

• The chemical alteration of rock

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What is deposition?

• The process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces

• The process of transporting sediment from one place to another

• The process in which sediment is laid down in new locations

• The chemical alteration of rock

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What is mechanical weathering?

• The process by which rocks are chemically altered

• The type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces

• The movement of sediment from one place to another

• The laying down of sediment in new locations

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What are barrier islands?

• Large underground chambers

• Long, low, narrow islands parallel to the coastline

• Large surface craters caused by the collapse of an underground channel

• Strips of sand deposited offshore

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What causes sinkholes?

• The expansion of freezing water in cracks

• The collapse of an underground channel or cavern

• The movement of sand along beaches

• The laying down of sediment in new locations

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What are sandbars?

• Large underground chambers

• Long, low, narrow islands parallel to the coastline

• Strips of sand deposited offshore by waves

• Large surface craters caused by the collapse of an underground channel

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What is frost wedging?

• The chemical alteration of rock

• The mechanical breakup of rock caused by the expansion of freezing water in cracks and crevices

• The process of transporting sediment from one place to another

• The laying down of sediment in new locations

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What is a cave?

• A large surface crater caused by the collapse of an underground channel

• A large underground chamber

• A strip of sand deposited offshore by waves

• A long, low, narrow island parallel to the coastline

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Which process involves the chemical alteration of rock?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Chemical weathering

• Mechanical weathering

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