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The process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another is -
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) runoff
d) sediment
The process by which sediment is laid down into new locations.
a) watershed
b) drop off
c) sediment
d) deposition
The process that breaks down rock through chemical means is -
a) chemical weathering
b) physical weathering
c) physical property
d) chemical property
___________ are small solid pieces of material that come from rocks or organisms that are deposited by erosion.
a) cement
b) sediment
c) plants
d) pollution
Which statement is the best example of the chemical weathering of water?
a) water filters through the soil causing it to expand.
b) water moving in a river causes rocks to hit one another and break into smaller pieces.
c) Water freezes in the crack of a rock causing the fault to increase...
d) Water in the ground dissolves limestone creating caves and caverns.
The Statue of Liberty is composed of copper but visually looks green in color. What caused the change in color from copper to green?
a) The oil from the hands of visitors caused a reaction to occur that released green colored salts from the copper.
b) The increased amount of thunderstorms near the statue caused lighting to burn the statue
c) The copper statue had an oxidation reaction to the increased acid in the rainwater.
d) The rainwater caused the copper outside color to dissolve exposing the underlying green layer.
The type of weathering where rock is broken down into smaller pieces is -
a) physical weathering
b) precipitation
c) chemical weathering
d) acid rain weathering
Flood waters moving soil from one location to another is an example of_______
a) deposition
b) erosion
c) biotic factor
d) weathering
Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects run off?
a) soil type
b) frost wedging
c) vegetation
d) land shape
The most powerful agent of weathering and erosion is_____.
a) grass
b) soil
c) wind
d) water
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