True or False
Slow or Quick Changes
Differences
Weathering, Erosion, or Deposition
1

Wind and water can carry sand and small pieces of rock to new locations. 

True or False

1

Volcanoes change Earth's surface...

1

The difference between weathering and erosion is: 

a. weathering causes a quick change in landforms and erosion causes a slow change in landforms. 

b. weathering breaks rocks into sediments and erosion moves sediment from one place to another.

1

This rock has been cracked through ice wedging.

2

Erosion happens when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.

True or False

2

Wind weathering changes Earth's surface _____________

2

The difference between erosion and deposition is: 

a. erosion moves sediment from one place to another and deposition is a physical feature on the Earth. 

b. deposition is the process of dropping , or depositing , sediment in a new location and erosion is the process of moving sediment from one place to another.

2

This delta was formed slowly over time.

3

The process by which weathered rock is picked up and moved to a new place is called deposition.

True or False

3

Beaches are formed ________________.

3

What is the difference between cementation and compaction?

A. Cementation is when sediments are pressed against each other and compaction is when sediments stick together.

B. Compaction is when sediments are pressed against each other and cementation is when sediments stick together

3

4

Sediments are small pieces of rock that have been broken down.

True or False

4

The grand canyon is an example of a _____________ change.

4

The difference between a delta and a dune is: 

A. deltas are leftover from glaciers when they melt and dunes are left over from rivers when they dry up. 

B. deltas are formed when sediments pile up at the end of a river and dunes are formed when sand is blown away and deposited elsewhere.

4

Water is carrying rocks to a new place.

5

Weathering and erosion usually happens over a very long period of time.

True or False

5

Landslides are ________ changes to the land caused by gravity.

5

The difference between physical and chemical weathering is: A. Physical weathering just breaks things apart and chemical weathering changes the rocks forever. B. Physical weathering breaks things apart and chemical weathering burns rocks with chemicals.

5

What caused this rock to look like this?