Weathering and Erosion | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 20 Public

Weathering and Erosion

Study Slideshow

True or false? Gravity causes water to flow from higher to lower ground.

True

15

True or false? Runoff causes erosion.

True

15

Weathering due to????

acid rain

15

What is an example of deposition?

delta, sand bar, sand dune, etc...

15

True or false? An earthquake can trigger a landslide.

True

15

True or false? Landslides cause a tiny amount of damage compared to other natural disasters.

False

15

broken down pieces of rocks

sediments

15

Breaking down rocks is known as:

weathering

15

freeze-thaw is chemical or physical?

physical

15

Burrowing animals weather chemically or physically?

physically

15

Acid rain breaks down rocks chemically or physically?

Chemically

15

A process that breaks up rocks, but does not change the chemical composition of the rock.

physical weathering

15

The movement of sediments from one place to another is....

erosion

15

The laying down of sediments in a new place

deposition

25

What is one agent of erosion?

wind, water, gravity, ice

10

Is this an example of weathering, erosion, or deposition?

weathering

20