Question 1

The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

Weathering

Question 2

The type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces

Accepted Answer

Mechanical Weathering

Question 3

the process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions

Accepted Answer

Chemical Weathering

Question 4

small, solid pieces of material that come from weathered rocks or living things

Accepted Answer

Sediment

Question 5

a chemical change in which a substance combines with oxygen, as when iron oxidizes, forming rust

Accepted Answer

Oxidation

Question 6

living things that cause chemical weathering by releasing a weak acid

Accepted Answer

Lichen

Question 7

The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another

Accepted Answer

Erosion

Question 8

the process of dropping, or depositing, sediment in a new location

Accepted Answer

Deposition

Question 9

an area of the shoreline made up of material deposited by waves

Accepted Answer

Beach

Question 10

Correct order of processes changing the Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

Weathering-Erosion-Deposition

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