Weathering, Erosion, Deposition TEST

A limestone statue is left exposed to the weather. Within a few years, the details on the statue have begun to weather away. This weathering is probably caused by _______.

What kind of weathering causes a chemical change within the rock's minerals, breaking down the bonds holding the rock together?

Ice wedging causes mechanical weathering of rock by the means of....

The agent of mechanical weathering in which rock is worn away by the scratching from rapid moving water, glaciers, or wind is ________.

The process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from once place to another is called _________.

Breaking down rock by changing its chemical composition is called...

_________ causes chemical weathering.

Wind deposition occurs when the wind _____________. When that happens, the force of the wind can no longer life and move the sediments until the wind speeds up again.

Land slides, mudflows, and creep are all examples of.....

Deltas are built up by _______.