Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Question Companion

What are sediments?

• A. Small sections of tectonic plates

• B. Small pieces of rock or soil material

• C. The new minerals created after chemical weathering

• D. The new land created by deposition

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Landslides, mudflow, slump, and creep are all examples of –

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Chemical Weathering

• Mass Movement

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During root wedging, trees grow roots which force rocks to break apart. What is this an example of?

• A. Mechanical weathering

• B. Chemical weathering

• C. Erosion

• D. Deposition

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4. When sediments are settled in a new area this is called –

• A. Weathering

• B. Erosion

• C. Carbonation

• D. Deposition

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5. True or False: Mechanical weathering causes minerals in a rock to change.

• A. True

• B. False

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6. The main cause of erosion is the moving force of  ____. 

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7. Carbonation, or minerals chemically changing due to the introduction of carbonic acid, is an example of 

_____   weathering. 

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8. Deposition builds up or creates new _________ like deltas and beaches. 

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9. Glacial ice slowly moving across land picking up sediments is an example of ___________.

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Sediments moved by a river.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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