Erosion and Weathering

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This quiz is useful to help revise key topics on erosion and weathering.
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
Name the 3 types of weathering.
Respuesta
  • Biological, Physical, and Chemical
  • Environmental, Physical, and Biological
  • Emotional, Economical, and Physical

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Define the term weathering.
Respuesta
  • To wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the atmosphere.
  • To destroy something using weather.
  • The weather destroying environmental factors.

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
The roots of plants grow in rock cracks, gradually splitting the rock apart defines what?
Respuesta
  • Biological
  • Physical
  • Chemical

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
This causes rocks to decay and decintergrate. An example is through the use of acidic rain which seeps into porpoise rocks and causes them to decay. This defines what?
Respuesta
  • Biological
  • Physical
  • Chemical

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
This breaks rocks down into smaller pieces, which usually is due to changes in temperature or thawing and freezing. This defines what?
Respuesta
  • Biological
  • Physical
  • Chemical

Pregunta 6

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Define erosion.
Respuesta
  • The process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
  • The process is breaking apart and deco titration natural things.
  • The process of natural agents decaying.

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Name the 4 types of erosion?
Respuesta
  • Hydraulic Action, Attrition, Abraision, and Corosion.
  • Hydro Action, Attritionn, Abraision, and Corrosion.
  • Hydraulic Action, A Treetoon, Abraision, and Corroding.

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Material is dislodged by water hitting the river bed and back. This defines what?
Respuesta
  • Hydraulic Action
  • Abraision
  • Attrition
  • Corrosion

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
Material that is carried by the water is rubbed against the channel causing the channel to deepen and widen. This defines what?
Respuesta
  • Hydraulic Action
  • Abraision
  • Attrition
  • Corrosion

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
The river channel minerals are dissolved by the water. This describes what?
Respuesta
  • Hydraulic Action
  • Abraision
  • Attrition
  • Corrosion

Pregunta 11

Pregunta
Particles carried by the river rub against each other causing them to get rounder and smaller. This describes what?
Respuesta
  • Hydraulic Action
  • Abraision
  • Attrition
  • Corrosion

Pregunta 12

Pregunta
The speed of water flow In the river channel. The faster the velocity the faster the erosion. This describes what?
Respuesta
  • Velocity
  • Slope
  • Geology
  • Climate

Pregunta 13

Pregunta
The steeper the slope the more vertical the erosion will be. This describes what?
Respuesta
  • Velocity
  • Slope
  • Geology
  • Climate

Pregunta 14

Pregunta
The different climates can cause different weathering. This describes what?
Respuesta
  • Velocity
  • Slope
  • Geology
  • Climate

Pregunta 15

Pregunta
The different rock types and temperatures can affect what type of weathering and erosion occur. This describes what?
Respuesta
  • Velocity
  • Slope
  • Geology
  • Climate
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