WorksheetsWeathering, Erosion, Deposition and Soil Review 2016
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
2.
Waves dropping sand on the beach
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
3.
Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
4.
Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
5.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
6.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
7.
Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
8.
Glaciers scraping rocks across the earth’s surface
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
9.
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
10.
Rocks being made smooth by tumbling across a streambed
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
11.
All of the following are causes of physical weathering except...
a)
plant growth
b)
wind
c)
acid rain
d)
running water
12.
Plants prevent soil erosion by-
a)
holding dirt in place with their roots
b)
providing food for herbivores
c)
the process of photosynthesis
d)
releasing water into the atmosphere through transpiration
13.
Which horizon is most likely to be removed by erosion?
a)
Layer A
b)
Layer B
c)
Layer C
d)
Bedrock
14.
An example of deposition is the formation of a barrier island.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
True or False? Weathering is a slow and gradual process.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
An example of deposition is the formation of a limestone cave.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Which is NOT a reason a landslide would occur?
a)
The soil is very dry.
b)
Gravity is at work.
c)
There was little vegetation on the slope.
d)
There was a lot of precipitation preceding the landslide.
18.
True of False? A kettle lake is an example of deposition from a glacier.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
The sand at your favorite beach likely came from
a)
mountains and other landforms
b)
rocks on the floor of the ocean
c)
volcanic eruptions
d)
organic material
20.
Two of the five Great Lakes touch Wisconsin's border. How did these freshwater lakes form?
a)
Wind erosion made the lakes wider.
b)
Space objects crashed into the Earth.
c)
Wave action made small lakes wider.
d)
Glaciers carved out the basins.
21.
Erosion can be slowed down by....
a)
terracing
b)
building dams
c)
steep slopes
d)
heavy rainfall
22.
What should Mrs. Torkelson add to her pots to make her herbs grow better?
a)
clean beach sand
b)
newly formed bedrock
c)
decomposed organic matter
d)
damp, soft clay
23.
The process by which minerals are dissolved in water and carried down to lower horizons is called
a)
acid rain
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
leaching
24.
Sediment is________?
a)
rocks, plants, and fossils
b)
just rocks
c)
large rocks
d)
gravel,sand,silt,and clay with small pieces of rocks
25.
what happens during a creep?
a)
a slow movement of particles down hill that happens to every hill covered with weathered material
b)
a guy that stalks you
c)
a movement against the government
26.
what is a slump?
a)
When you slouch or have an arch in your back.
b)
mass wasting that occurs when loose materials or rock layers move down a slope
c)
When rocks slide down a hill
d)
Why cows don't eat hay
27.
Loess helps to form fertile soil.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
The laying down or settling of eroded material is a constructive process called_______?
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
29.
A picture of a sea cave is shown. Which of these MOST LIKELY caused the formation of the cave?
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
floods
d)
hurricanes
30.
The picture shows a sand dune. Which of these causes sand dunes to form?
a)
deposition
b)
earthquake
c)
landslides
d)
weathering
31.
Glacial movement is responsible for the formation of some
a)
faults.
b)
mountains
c)
valleys.
d)
volcanoes
32.
Which of the following processes MOST LIKELY created the geologic feature shown below?
a)
wind erosion
b)
running water
c)
plate movement
d)
chemical weathering
33.
Which of these moves the most sand along the coast?
a)
Humans
b)
Marine organisms
c)
Waves
d)
Wind
34.
Where does the mud at the mouth of a river delta come from?
a)
River bottom soil stirred up by the moving water.
b)
Plants and animals that die in the river
c)
Sediments carried downstream by the river.
d)
It is carried by the rain that falls from the sky.
35.
What is the most common type of cave?
a)
Sea cave
b)
Lava tube
c)
Ice cave
d)
Limestone cave
36.
What mineral makes up limestone?
a)
Carbonic Acid
b)
Calcite
c)
Bedrock
37.
When water mixes with carbon dioxide in the air, what solution is formed?
a)
Carbonic acid
b)
Calcite
c)
Calcium carbonate
38.
Cleopatra's Needle was a good example of
a)
chemical weathering
b)
erosion
c)
physical weatheirng
d)
both A and C
39.
After Jump Off Joe was a sea arch, he likely became
a)
sand
b)
a sea cave
c)
a sea stack
40.
After a plant dies, it
a)
becomes hard as a rock
b)
decomposes and becomes part of the soil
c)
turns black
d)
becomes soft and forms clay
41.
Cover crops
a)
return nutrients to the soil
b)
reduce soil erosion
c)
protect the soil from rain
d)
do not help the soil
42.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three layers of soil?
a)
topsoil
b)
undersoil
c)
subsoil
d)
bedrock
43.
Which layer of soil is on the top?
a)
topsoil
b)
subsoil
c)
bedrock
d)
dirt
44.
Which layer of soil is on the bottom?
a)
topsoil
b)
subsoil
c)
bedrock
d)
bottomsoil
45.
Which layer of soil has the BIGGEST pieces of rock in it?
a)
topsoil
b)
subsoil
c)
bedrock
d)
midsoil
46.
_______ is the type of soil used most often with plants. It is a mixture of clay, sand, and silt.
a)
loam
b)
humus
c)
mud
d)
dirt
47.
Are there minerals in soil?
a)
Yes
b)
No
48.
Humus is.....
a)
the dead parts of plants and animals in soil.
b)
A food we eat with pretzels.
c)
The tiny particles inside of soil
d)
The roots that come off of a plant and live in soil.
49.
When there are not enough plants to hold topsoil in place, water and _______ carry the topsoil away, leaving the subsoil exposed
a)
sunlight
b)
birds
c)
magnetic fields
d)
wind
50.
When plants, animals, and other organisms die, they break down and become part of the soil. What is this part of the soil called?
a)
sand
b)
silt
c)
clay
d)
humus
51.
Many plants cannot grow in clay soil. Why is this true?
a)
Clay soil does not have many nutrients.
b)
Roots cannot easily push through clay soil.
c)
Water doesn't drain well through clay.
d)
All of these choices.
52.
Soil comes in a many textures and colors
a)
True
b)
False
c)
I don't know
53.
All grains of soil are the same size
a)
True
b)
False
c)
I don't know
54.
Soil is formed
a)
very quickly
b)
after a few weeks
c)
over thousands of years
d)
by magic
55.
Water gets into the cracks and crevices of rock and freezes, causing the rock to break and occasionally even shatter
a)
Erosion
b)
weathering
c)
decomposition
56.
The process by which minerals in soil are removed or washed away is called...
a)
carbonation
b)
leaching
c)
fertilizing
d)
hydrolysis
57.
Are you having fun?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Ham
58.
What is plowing in curved rows that follow the shape of the land?
a)
contour plowing
b)
soil
c)
subsoil
d)
terrace farming
59.
What do you call the planting of crops on level sections called terraces?
a)
contour plowing
b)
subsoil
c)
terrace farming
d)
topsoil
60.
What was it called when huge clouds of dust was blown into the atmosphere during the 1930s?
a)
Dusty Haze
b)
Dusty Days
c)
Dust Bowl
61.
What is a soil problem all farmers face?
a)
soil hardening
b)
soil erosion
c)
soil spoiling
d)
soil pollution
62.
The Grand Canyon's oldest layer is found
a)
at the top of the canyon
b)
at the bottom of the canyon
c)
in the middle of the canyon
63.
Over millions of years, the Grand Canyon ________________________.
a)
channels
b)
uplifted
c)
expanded
d)
ecosystems
64.
If you found a very young rock at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, what would be the most likely way that it got there?
a)
The rock was uplifted from below.
b)
The rock fell from the cliff above.
c)
The rock was from a glacier.
d)
Animals brought the rock there.
65.
Over time, erosion and weathering can cause canyons to become _____________________.
a)
deeper and narrower
b)
wider and shallower
c)
deeper and wider
d)
shallower and narrower
66.
Abrasion in the Atacama Desert occurred due to
a)
gravity
b)
running water
c)
blowing wind
d)
earthquakes
67.
Some villages are in danger in Alaska due to erosion. The main agent of erosion in this case study was
a)
ocean wave action
b)
slow moving glaciers
c)
earthquake activity
d)
climate change and rising sea levels
68.
Where the Mississippi River enters the Gulf of Mexico, there is a large accumulation of sediment called
a)
an alluvial fan
b)
a delta
c)
a barrier island
d)
a sand dune
69.
True or False? Soil horizons around the United States have the same composition.
a)
True
b)
False
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