Weathering and Erosion Vocab. Quiz

When tiny bits of rock are moved from one location to another by water, wind, ice, or gravity.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• freeze

• ice wedging

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The process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• freeze

• ice wedging

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When a liquid turns to solid, like when liquid water freezes to solid ice.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• freeze

• ice wedging

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The picture shows you an example of what?

(use a vocabulary word)

• ice wedging

• root wedging

• erosion

• breaking a rock

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The picture shows you an example of what?

(use a vocabulary word)

• ice wedging

• root wedging

• erosion

• breaking a rock

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The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called:

• erosion

• weathering

• sediments

What is the term for the process where water seeps into cracks, freezes, and expands, causing the rock to break apart?

• ice wedging

• root wedging

• erosion

• weathering

In our model for weathering and erosion with ice. The glacier going down the ​ (a)   was an example of ​ (b)   . When the glacier made the valley it was caused by ​ (c)   .

• erosion
• mountain
• weathering
• rocks
• sand