Regents Weathering Erosion Deposition

The process that changes solid rock into sediments.

• Fracture

• Dissolution

• Weathering

• Erosion

The process that moves weathered rock

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Dissolution

• Fracture

The final result of oxidation is -

• rust

• frost

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Weathering can change roads, sidewalks, buildings and sculptures over time.

• True

• False

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Which is an example of chemical weathering?

• A rock breaking into fragments.

• Sediment being moved down a hillside.

• A rock being scratched by rocks embedded in the bottom of a

  glacier.

• A rock being dissolved by acidic water.

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When a glacier moves, it picks up loose material and transports it to other places. This is -

• Erosion by wind

• Erosion by water

• Erosion by ice

• All of the above

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Erosion is usually followed by-

• deposition

• weathering

• suspension

• saltation

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When a rock expands causing it to break into flat sheets it is called...

• Dissolution

• Oxidation

• Frost Wedging

• Exfoliation

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When water moves through a river it sometimes drops sediment to the bottom of the stream.

• Deposition by wind

• Weathering

• Deposition by ice

• Deposition by water

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When water seeps into cracks of rocks, freezes then expands it wedges apart the rock and is called...

• Oxidation

• Biological weathering

• Exfoliation

• Frost Wedging

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