Weathering, erosion and Deposition

Question 1

water (the strongest)
wind
ice
gravity

Answer 1

agents of erosion

Question 2

acid rain wears down rocks

Answer 2

carbonation

Question 3

animals scratching and digging, breaking the rocks

Answer 3

burrowing

Question 4

The breaking down of rocks into sediment

Answer 4

Weathering

Question 5

oxygen + iron turn to rust

Answer 5

oxidation

Question 6

the physical change, breaking down of rocks
(physical or chemical)

Answer 6

Mechanical (physical) Weathering

Question 7

Changing the chemical composition of rock by breaking down the bonds that hold the rock together
(physical or chemical)

Answer 7

chemical weathering

Question 8

water softening rocks making them weak

Answer 8

hydrolysis

Question 9

The movement of sediment from one place to another

Answer 9

Erosion

Question 10

What are 2 types of Chemical weathering

Answer 10

Oxidation
hydrolysis
carbonation

Question 11

can create new land forms such as deltas

Answer 11

deposition

Question 12

rubbing and smoothing of rocks (wind, ice or water)

Answer 12

abrasion

Question 13

When sediment stops moving

Answer 13

Deposition

Question 14

What are 2 types of mechanical (physical) weathering

Answer 14

Abrasion
burrowing
plant roots
gravity
ice wedging
temperature Changes

Question 15

can grow into rocks, breaking and cracking them

Answer 15

plant roots

Question 16

expansion (larger) and contraction (smaller), causes cracks

Answer 16

temperature changes

Question 17

pulls everything toward the center of the earth

Answer 17

Gravity

Question 18

water freezing inside rocks expanding, cracking and breaking the rocks

Answer 18

Ice wedging