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Weathering and Erosion Vocabulary Quiz

Authored by Michelle Biggs

English

4th - 6th Grade

CCSS covered

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Weathering and Erosion Vocabulary Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word means the process by which the earth's surface is broken down into smaller pieces?

erosion

weathering

deposition

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens after the pieces of rock are broken down through weathering, and those pieces are moved?

erosion

weathering

deposition

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens after the pieces are carried by erosion, and they are dropped somewhere else?

erosion

weathering

deposition

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is large amount of mud mixed with water that slides down a mountain due to gravity?

mudslide

waterfall

hurricane

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a five-thousand foot deep canyon in Arizona carved over millions of years?

Mount Everest

Grand Canyon

Mount Helena

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are rocks that look like mushrooms that are formed when sand gets carried by wind and hits the rock?

granite

quartz

mushroom rock

sandstone

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

Weathering
Erosion

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

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