1. Which of the following is the correct definition of "weathering"? A: The breakdown of rocks. B: The removal of rocks. C: Neither 2. 2499 448 0 Which of the following is the definition of erosion? A: The process of disintegration of rock and soil. B: The processes that involve the movement of soil and rock. C: Both D: Neither 3. Which types of changes are included in the process of weathering? Check all that apply. A: chemical changes B: physical changes C: Both 4. Erosion can be caused by which of the following? Check all that apply. A: wind B: water C: ice D: gravitational pull 5. 2502 448 0 Which of the following are examples of physical weathering? Check all that apply. A: peeling of paint B: chipping of glass in a gravel-spattered windshield C: cracks in a sidewalk 2503 6. 448 0 Is erosion a natural process? A: Yes B: No C: Maybe 7. 2504 448 0 After weathering occurs, what is left over from the rocks that have been broken down? A: water B: dirt C: soil D: none of the above 8. Which of the following are erosion processes? Check all that apply. A: Gravity erosion- movement down a slope due to force of gravity. B: water erosion-erosion caused by either raindrops or heavy rain. C: shoreline erosion-occurs due to the action of currents and waves D: wind erosion- movement of material by the wind 9. 2506 448 0 Are erosion and weathering dependent upon one another ? A: Yes-they both need to occur for the cycle to continue. B: No- they are separate events that occur independently. 10. 2507 448 0 Which process comes first, erosion or weathering? A: erosion B: weathering Answer Key 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A,b, c, d 5. A, b, c 6. A 7. C 8. A,b,c,d 9. A 10. B