Weathering, Erosion, Deposition Question Preview (ID: 23807)


Identifying Various Examples As Either Weathering, Erosion, Or Deposition. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d)

Glaciers scraping rocks across the Earth's surface
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d)

Rocks being made smooth by tumbling across a streambed
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d)

Flood waters moving soil from one location to another
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d)

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d)

Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d)

Glaciers dropping rock and sand to form terminal moraines
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d)

Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d)

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d)

Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) depostion
d)

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) depostion
d)

Ponds filling up with sediment and becoming marshes
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d)

Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d)

Waves dropping sand on the beach
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d)

A mudslide flowing down a steep hill
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d)

Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d)

The breaking down or disintegration of substances such as rocks and minerals by physical, chemical, or biological processes
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d)

The movement of sediment or soil from one location to another by means of water, ice, or wind
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d)

When particles carried by water, ice, or wind are deposited (dropped) in another location
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d)

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