Quiz about Erosion Deposition and Weathers

Question 1

Process by which rock materials are broken down by the action of physical or chemical processes.

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Sediment

Question 2

The mechanical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces.

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Physical weathering

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Erosion

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Chemical weathering

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Deposition

Question 3

The breakdown and decomposition of rocks as a result of chemical reactions and processes.

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Chemical weathering

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Physical weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of physical weathering?

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Abrasion

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Acid rain

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Oxidation

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Plants producing acids

Question 5

Which of the following is not an example of physical weathering?

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Acids breaking down rocks

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Abrasion

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Temperature changes

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Ice

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

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Oxidation

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Water freezing

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Abrasion

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Pressure changes

Question 7

Which of the following is not an example of chemical weathering?

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Pressure changes

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Acid rain

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Plants that produce weak acids

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Oxidation

Question 8

Fragments of weathered rock

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Sediment

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Rocks

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Minerals

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Ore

Question 9

A larger block of rock will weather more slowly than smaller broken pieces of the same rock.

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True

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False

Question 10

Which of the following are factors that influence the rate of weathering? Select all that apply.

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Composition

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Surface area

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Location

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Climate

Question 11

Resistance to weathering is not affected by composition of, or chemicals that make up, the rock.

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False

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True

Question 12

Rocks of steep slopes are more likely to be displaced by gravity and exposed to wind, water, and air.

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True

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False

Question 13

Climate does not affect the rate of physical or chemical weathering.

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False

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True

Question 14

The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport weathered materials from one location to another.

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Wind

Question 15

This occurs when eroded materials are dropped, or laid down.

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Deposition

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Destroyed

Question 16

When wind and water lose energy and slow down, they drop their sediments and deposition occurs.

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True

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False

Question 17

For which of the following can you find evidence in this photo? Select all that apply.

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Deposition

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Erosion

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Physical weathering

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Chemical weathering

Question 18

Which processes could be primarily responsible for the formation of the alluvial fan shown in the photo? Select all that apply.

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water flowing down from the mountains and depositing sediment at the base

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rocks and boulders falling down the mountains and piling up at the base

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wind storms coming through the base of the mountains into the valley

Question 19

How does a glacier affect an area? Select all that apply.

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As a glacier moves across a valley is deposits rocks and boulders.

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Glaciers erode soil, rock, and large boulders from the valley floor and carry them off.

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Glaciers can form jagged peaks and flatten or scoop out large sections of land creating valleys.

Question 20

Which of the following are examples of water and gravity working together to erode soil, sediment, and rock? Select all that apply.

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Streams flow because of gravity. The flow causes erosion of material in its path.

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Gravity causes glaciers to move down-slope, and glaciers erode rock underneath of them.

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Wind carries sediment and then it continues to travel in waves.

Question 21

Which of the following are examples of water depositing rock, soil, and sediment? Select all that apply.

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Waves can deposit sediment in areas offshore, where they build up to be sandbars and sand dunes.

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Rivers can carry sediment downstream to deposit it when the water enters into a larger body of water.

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Wind carrying sand.

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Glaciers eroded sediment and rock as it moves through a valley.

Question 22

Which of the following is a factor in weathering caused by gravity?

Accepted Answer

slope of the ground that the glacier is on

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size of the boulders at the base of the glacier

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presence of living organisms on the rocks

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presence of water at one end of the glacier

Question 23

Which evidence in the picture best illustrates the occurrence of deposition?

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rocks and sediment at the edges of the glacier

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the glacier ending in water

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the color of the rock formations

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areas of water where the glacier may be melting

Question 24

What type of physical weathering could cause rock to break apart?

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water freezing in the crevasses

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abrasion of the surface caused by rocks being moved under a sliding glacier

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gravity acting upon the loose rocks and dirt in the area

Question 25

Which statements describe physical weathering? Select all that apply.

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Two rocks hit against each other in a fast-flowing stream and break apart.

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Small rocks are pushed together when a mole digs an underground den.

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Oxygen and water change the composition of the minerals in a rock.

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Mosses grow on a rock and produce acids that wear away the rock over time.

Question 26

Which description is evidence of chemical weathering?

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A rock turns a reddish color when exposed to air and water.

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A rock in a windy desert has scratches on its surface.

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A rock in a tundra has deep cracks filled with ice.

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A rock on a steep slope falls to the ground and breaks apart.

Question 27

What type of weathering?

Accepted Answer

Physical

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Chemical

Question 28

What type of weathering?

Accepted Answer

Physical

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Chemical

Question 29

What type of weathering? (Note the color of the rock)

Accepted Answer

Chemical

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Physical

Question 30

What type of weathering? (Note the texture of the rock surface.)

Accepted Answer

Physical

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Chemical

Question 31

What type of weathering?

Accepted Answer

Chemical

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Physical

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