Weathering and Erosion Mastery Quest

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FIFTH GRADE QUEST

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What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

Both weathering and erosion are natural processes.

Weathering breaks things apart, while erosion carries them away.

Erosion breaks things apart, while weathering carries them away.

Weathering is the same thing as erosion

Which of these is the most powerful force of weathering and erosion?

wind

gravity

ice

moving water

Water is a powerful weathering agent. Three of the following are also agents of weathering. Which one is not?

Oxygen

Freezing

Thawing

Oil

The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are moved by natural forces is called

deposition

weathering

erosion

faults

The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called

deposition

weathering

erosion

faults

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—

keeps the rocks in place

expands cracks and breaks rocks

makes the rocks last longer

causes rocks to fall in landslides

Acid rain causes the following type of weathering:

physical

mechanical

human

chemical

Which of the following is an example of mechanical/physical weathering?

tree roots growing in cracks of rocks

acid rain

chemicals in the air

oxygen and carbon dioxide

Sinkholes, like the one you see above, are mainly caused by which agent of erosion

wind

water

gravity

ice

The Dust Bowl, also known as the Dirty Thirties, was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s. The main agent of erosion seen at work during dust storms is

water

wind

ice

gravity

This is a picture of the Grand Canyon. Look closely and think about the spheres that are interacting.
Using the concepts of weathering and erosion, explain which two spheres interacted to create the Grand Canyon

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

Both weathering and erosion are natural processes.

Weathering breaks things apart, while erosion carries them away.

Erosion breaks things apart, while weathering carries them away.

Weathering is the same thing as erosion

 Which of these is the most powerful force of weathering and erosion? 

wind

gravity

ice

moving water

Water is a powerful weathering agent. Three of the following are also agents of weathering. Which one is not?

Oxygen

Freezing

Thawing

Oil

The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are moved by natural forces is called

deposition

weathering

erosion

faults

The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called

deposition

weathering

erosion

faults

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

keeps the rocks in place

expands cracks and breaks rocks

makes the rocks last longer

causes rocks to fall in landslides

Acid rain causes the following type of weathering:

physical

mechanical

human

chemical

Which of the following is an example of mechanical/physical weathering?

tree roots growing in cracks of rocks

acid rain

chemicals in the air

oxygen and carbon dioxide

Sinkholes, like the one you see above, are mainly caused by which agent of erosion

wind

water

gravity

ice

The Dust Bowl, also known as the Dirty Thirties, was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s. The main agent of erosion seen at work during dust storms is

water

wind

ice

gravity

Weathering and Erosion Mastery Quest

Weathering and Erosion Mastery Quest

This is a picture of the Grand Canyon. Look closely and think about the spheres that are interacting. Using the concepts of weathering and erosion, explain which two spheres interacted to create the Grand Canyon

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

Which of these is the most powerful force of weathering and erosion?

Water is a powerful weathering agent. Three of the following are also agents of weathering. Which one is not?

The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are moved by natural forces is called

The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—

Acid rain causes the following type of weathering:

Which of the following is an example of mechanical/physical weathering?

Sinkholes, like the one you see above, are mainly caused by which agent of erosion

The Dust Bowl, also known as the Dirty Thirties, was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s. The main agent of erosion seen at work during dust storms is

This is a picture of the Grand Canyon. Look closely and think about the spheres that are interacting. Using the concepts of weathering and erosion, explain which two spheres interacted to create the Grand Canyon

This is a picture of the Grand Canyon. Look closely and think about the spheres that are interacting.
Using the concepts of weathering and erosion, explain which two spheres interacted to create the Grand Canyon

This is a picture of the Grand Canyon. Look closely and think about the spheres that are interacting.
Using the concepts of weathering and erosion, explain which two spheres interacted to create the Grand Canyon