Earth Science Quiz

What are landforms?

• The process of breaking down rock by wind, water, or ice

• Features on the Earth's surface made and changed by natural processes

Weathering is (a)   .

• The movement of weathered materials
• The breakdown of rock caused by win

Erosion is (a)   .

• The movement of weathered materials
• The breakdown of rock caused by win

Deposition occurs when an agent of erosion _____________, or deposits, its load of sediment in a new place

Which of these describes how this canyon was most likely formed?

• A river eroded the sandstone away from the canyon walls.

• Glaciers eroded the canyon rock as they melted and moved.

• Ice wedged into cracks in the rock and weathered the canyon walls.

• Wind blew large rocks that smashed against the canyon walls.

Glaciers are masses of ice that move slowly on land. Which of these features was most likely formed by a glacier?

• A wide valley

• V-Shaped Canyon

• Sand Dunes

• Deltas

Landforms are features on the Earth's surface that are made and changed by natural processes that occur ________ and take ________ of years to form.

• slowly; millions

• rapidly; hundreds

• instantly; dozens

Which process is described as the breaking down of rock caused by wind, water, and ice?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

Match the following processes with their correct descriptions.

• The creation of a feature of a landscape by geological processes.

• Deposition

• The process of breaking down rocks, soil, and minerals as well as wood and artificial materials through contact with the Earth's atmosphere, biota and waters.

• Erosion

• The action of surface processes that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust, and then transports it to another location.

• Weathering

• The process called when an agent of erosion drops, or deposits, its load of sediment in a new place.

• Landform creation

Weathering and erosion work together to produce and shape ________.

• mountains

• landforms

• rivers

• glaciers