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WorksheetsErosion & Deposition Quiz Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
________ is the setting down of sediment.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
compaction
2.
Rocks that break down into smaller pieces is called ________________.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
convection
3.
Valleys are created by what process?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
cementation
4.
Sand dunes are created through what process?
a)
deposition by water
b)
deposition by ice (glaciers)
c)
deposition by wind
5.
What process creates deltas?
a)
Deposition by water
b)
Deposition by ice (glaciers)
c)
Deposition by wind
6.
What changes the mineral composition of rocks?
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
physical weathering
d)
chemical weathering
7.
What is it called when sediment is moved from one place to another?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
convection
8.
What agent creates a terminal moraine?
a)
Wind
b)
Water
c)
Gravity
d)
Ice (Glaciers)
9.
What process creates flood plains?
a)
erosion and deposition
b)
weathering and erosion
c)
weathering and deposition
10.
Canyons are created by what process?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
cementation
11.
Most erosional landforms are created by ____________.
a)
gravity
b)
ice (glaciers)
c)
water
d)
wind
12.
Rivers are an important part of the rock cycle because they
a)
weather rock
b)
move sediment
c)
deposit sediment
13.
What is the amount of sediment carried by a river?
a)
delta
b)
terminal moraine
c)
sediment load
d)
flood plain
14.
Is erosion a fast or a slow process? Is deposition a fast or a slow process?
a)
fast, fast
b)
fast, slow
c)
slow, fast
d)
slow, slow
15.
What is the broad flat area of land formed from rivers widening?
a)
delta
b)
terminal moraine
c)
sediment load
d)
flood plain
16.
What is the landform of sediment left behind from melted glaciers?
a)
delta
b)
terminal moraine
c)
sediment load
d)
flood plain
17.
What is the landform made when rivers deposit sediment where they meet the ocean?
a)
delta
b)
terminal moraine
c)
sediment load
d)
flood plain
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