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Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of:
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) n/a
Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down is an example of:
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) n/a
Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean is an example of:
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) n/a
A mudslide flowing down a steep hill is an example of:
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) n/a
Acid rain dissolving the surface of marble statues is an example of:
a) erosion
b) deposition
c) mechanical/physical weathering
d) chemical weathering
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart is an example of:
a) erosion
b) deposition
c) chemical weathering
d) mechanical/physical weathering
Wind blowing sand from one location to another is an example of:
a) erosion
b) deposition
c) mechanical weathering
d) chemical weathering
Glaciers scraping rocks across the Earth's surface and plucking rocks and debris is an example of:
a) erosion
b) deposition
c) chemical weatherin
d) mechanical/physical weathering
Waves dropping sand and creating a beach or is an example of:
a) erosion
b) deposition
c) mechanical weathering
d) chemical weathering
Which of the following factors leads to chemical weathering?
a) oxygen
b) plant growth
c) animal actions
d) freezing and thawing
Which of the following is not a factor influencing chemical weathering?
a) acid rain
b) animal actions
c) carbon dioxide
d) living organisms
Which of the following is a factor influencing mechanical weathering?
a) water
b) acid rain
c) carbon dioxide
d) release of pressure
Freezing and thawing, release of pressure, plant growth, and animal actions are most associated with which of the following?
a) erosion
b) abrasion
c) chemical weathering
d) mechanical weathering
Abrasion is most associated with:
a) erosion
b) deposition
c) chemical weathering
d) mechanical weathering
When water gets into the cracks of rocks and freezes and expands, what is this process called?
a) abrasion
b) oxidation
c) plucking
d) ice wedging
Water chemically breaks down rock because:
a) water expands when it freezes.
b) water is not affected by wind.
c) materials dissolved in the water are deposited.
d) acids in the water react with chemicals in the rock.
If you decrease the surface area of a rock, how will it affect the rate at which it weathers?
a) It will have no effect.
b) It will weather faster.
c) It will weather slower.
d) It will weather the same whether you decrease it or not.
If you drop a sugar cube into a glass of water, the sugar cube will dissolve after a few minutes. This process is an example of:
a) erosion
b) deposition
c) chemical weathering
d) mechanical/physical weathering
The often triangular shaped deposit at the mouth of a river is called __________.
a) spit
b) till
c) delta
d) moraine
The process of rain mixing with iron in the Earth and causing rust is called:
a) subduction
b) acid rain
c) oxidation
d) hydration
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