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WorksheetsJML Weathering and Erosion
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 21mins
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Class
Date
1.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Physical Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Chemical Weathering
2.
Rocks broken apart while tumbling in a river bed
a)
Physical Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Chemical Weathering
3.
All of the following are causes of physical weathering except...
a)
plant growth
b)
wind
c)
acid rain
d)
running water
4.
Urban runoff can be caused by
a)
Oil from transportation, factory pollution, and lawn fertilizer
b)
Oil from transportation, farm animal waste, and decomposed food
c)
Oil from transportation, sediment build up, and salts
5.
Water that is upstream is:
a)
Close to the end (mouth) of the river
b)
Close to the beginning (source) of the river
c)
Midway through the river
6.
Frost, plant roots, and burrowing animals all cause what type of weathering?
a)
Physical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Karst topography weathering
7.
Salinity in the water is the:
a)
amount of dissolved rocks
b)
amount of dissolved CO2
c)
amount of dissolved salt
8.
What are three causes of erosion?
a)
water, wind, and ice
b)
water, animals, and wind
c)
water, wind, and oxygenation
9.
Watershed is the area of land that drains into a
a)
shed
b)
river system
c)
divide
10.
All living things in an ecosystem
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
c)
habitat
d)
watershed
11.
What is our watershed address?
a)
Chesapeake Bay
b)
Bull Run Creek, Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
12.
Turbidity measures the
a)
clarity or sediment in the water
b)
the nutrients in the water
c)
the oxygen in the water
13.
Where the river flows into another body of water is called the
a)
source
b)
mouth
c)
divide
d)
upstream
14.
Wetlands are nature's
a)
water filter
b)
divide
c)
erosion
15.
What is brackish water?
a)
salt and fresh water mixed
b)
salt water
c)
fresh water
d)
turbid water
16.
Which is an example of an abiotic ?
a)
Fish
b)
Temperature
c)
mammals
d)
Fish
17.
Which is an example of a Biotic factor?
a)
Mud
b)
Sunlight
c)
plants
d)
Water
18.
What is a watershed?
a)
Land that collects and channels water froma small body of water to a larger body of water
b)
the shape of the land determined by elevation
c)
A natural stream of water of considerable volume
d)
a river and all its tributaries
19.
What is a divide?
a)
a natural stream of water of considerable volume
b)
a continuous ridge that separates a watershed
c)
small rivers or streams that flow into a larger river or stream
d)
a body of fresh water found in low lying areas
20.
Turbidity measures the
a)
clarity or sediment in the water
b)
the nutrients in the water
c)
the oxygen in the water
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