Weathering and Erosion Quiz

What is the process by which rock materials are broken down by the action of physical and chemical processes?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Sediment

What are fragments that are transported and deposited by wind, water, or ice called?

• Weathering

• Sediment

• Erosion

• Deposition

Which process involves wind, water, ice, or gravity transporting soil and sediment from one location to another?

• Weathering

• Sediment

• Erosion

• Deposition

What is the process in which material is laid down?

• Weathering

• Sediment

• Erosion

• Deposition

What type of weathering involves a physical change that breaks down rock?

• Chemical Weathering

• Erosion

• Physical Weathering

• Deposition

What type of weathering involves a chemical reaction that breaks down rock?

• Physical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

What happens when rock is broken into smaller pieces by the scrapping action of water or wind?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Abrasion

• Weathering

What causes deposition to occur?

• Increase in wind speed

• Water, wind, or glaciers losing energy and stopping

• Chemical reactions

• Physical changes

Which of the following is an example of physical weathering?

• Statue changing color

• Rocks breaking apart

• Soil being transported

• Material being laid down

Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

• Rocks breaking apart

• Soil being transported

• Statue changing color

• Material being laid down