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Erosion and Weathering Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
process by which wind and moving water carry away bits of rock and other materials 
a)
weathering 
b)
sweeping
c)
erosion
d)
vacuuming 
2.
process that breaks up rocks 
a)
landforms
b)
erosion
c)
weathering 
d)
thunder 
3.
form of erosion by which sediments are added to a land form 
a)
deposition
b)
physical 
c)
chemical 
d)
weathering 
4.
sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or a cliff
a)
landform
b)
landslide
c)
mountain
d)
volcano 
5.
vibration or shaking of the earth’s crust 
a)
mountain
b)
volcano
c)
tsunami
d)
earthquake 
6.
a long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake 
a)
surf
b)
wave
c)
tsunami
d)
volcano 
7.
There is a lot of beach ______________ here in North Carolina. 
a)
erosion
b)
sweeping
c)
volcanos
d)
tsunamis 
8.
_____________________ is like a hammer breaking things apart. 
a)
Weathering 
b)
Erosion
c)
Beach
d)
Broom 
9.
The _______________ caused a ______________ in Japan a few  years ago which caused a lot of damage. 
a)
earthquake; tsunami
b)
volcano; wave
c)
deposition; volcano 
d)
weathering; hammer 
10.
The house was in the path of the _____________.
a)
landslide
b)
wheel
c)
broom
d)
hammer