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What are broken pieces of rock called?
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) sediment

What is the process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces called?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Sediment

There are 2 types of weathering, what are they?
a) mechanical and sediment weathering
b) chemical and sediment weathering
c) mechanical and chemical weathering
d) one weathering and two weathering

Happens when rock is broken down into smaller pieces of rock. No new type of rock is formed.
a) no weathering
b) chemical weathering
c) mechanical weathering
d) sediment weathering

Happens when rock is broken down and the rock changes into other materials.
a) no weathering
b) chemical weathering
c) mechanical weathering
d) sediment weathering

Water creeps into the crack of a rock, freezes and expands breaking the rock open. What type of weathering occurred?
a) no weathering
b) chemical weathering
c) mechanical weathering
d) sediment weathering

Breaking, wearing away, and carving are key terms to describe
a) weathering
b) deposition
c) erosion
d) sediment

The carving of a mountain to create a canyon is an example of
a) sediment
b) erosion
c) weathering
d) deposition

The process that occurs when agents of erosion deposit, drop, or laid down sediment
a) weathering
b) Erosion
c) deposition
d) Sediment

The process by which bits of broken rock are carried away by wind, water, ice, or gravity
a) weathering
b) Erosion
c) deposition
d) Sediment

Moving, washing away, and flowing are key terms to describe
a) weathering
b) Erosion
c) deposition
d) Sediment

Dropping, depositing, and forming are key terms to describe
a) weathering
b) Erosion
c) deposition
d) Sediment

A river carrying sediment is an example of
a) weathering
b) Erosion
c) deposition
d) Sediment

Sand dunes are formed by sand being deposited into a new location is an example of
a) weathering
b) Erosion
c) deposition
d) Sediment

A delta is a landform that is formed at the mouth of a river as the water slows. This is an example of
a) weathering
b) Erosion
c) deposition
d) Sediment

Holes being created into a rock and creating a new substance is an example of
a) mechanical weathering
b) Erosion
c) deposition
d) chemical weathering

The creation of the Hawaiian Islands is an example of
a) weathering
b) Erosion
c) deposition
d) Sediment

Rocks tumbling over one another in a river will break down and create ______________.
a) weathering
b) Erosion
c) deposition
d) Sediment

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