WorksheetsWeathering and Erosion
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What caused this rock to break apart?
a)
ice
b)
roots
c)
wind
d)
rain
2.
The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
faults
3.
Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out caves
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
4.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
5.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
6.
What was sand before it was broken down?
a)
soil
b)
rock
c)
water
d)
cement
7.
What is the placement of the rocks after they are broken down and moved?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
8.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
9.
What made this landform known as a valley?
a)
Glacier
b)
hill
c)
deposition
d)
rocks
10.
What caused this canyon to form over many years?
a)
Water
b)
Deposition
c)
valley
d)
Plants
11.
Sediment is...
a)
the breaking apart, wearing away, or dissolving of rock.
b)
the scraping away of materials
c)
material that comes from the weathering of rock
d)
the moving of sediment and rock from one place to another.
12.
Which is an example of Erosion?
a)
Sand being pulled away from a beach by waves.
b)
Roots of a tree breaking apart a rock
c)
water in a river smoothing down rocks.
13.
What is the process called when a glacier deposits rocks in oceans and lakes?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Minerals
d)
Deposition
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