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Weathering and erosion

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1
What are the two things that effect the rate of weathering ?
type of rock and climate
Time and date
Rain and ice
size of rock and time of the year
2
Erosion can be caused by which of the following
Ice
Water
wind
All of the above
3
What are the Four agents of erosion ?
Gravity, soil, landslides, water
Wind, water, landslides, air
Gravity, glaciers, wind, water
Glacier, gravity, air, soil
4
wich process comes first
Deposition
Erosion
Weathering
they all occurs at the same time
5
After weathering occurs, what is left over from that rocks that have been broken down?
Soil
Dirt
You
Water
6
What is weathering ?
gravity
climate
rock and water
physical and chemical
7
What are two important classification of weathering ?
clays and carbonates
physical and chemical
luis and williams
rocks and soil
8
Costal beaches are shrinking becuase ?
Hurricans are destroying the coastal beaches
underground reserves are being drained
Polar ice caps melting and tidal erosion in occuring
More people are moving to coastal areas
9
What process crestes new sand in desert ?
Droughts
Erosion of the neighboring streams
Wind erosion of rocks
Fossils of animals
10
what is the major cause of weathering and erosion ?
Ice
Wind
Glaciers
moving water