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WorksheetsWeathering, Erosion, and Deposition
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The process that breaks down rock and other substances at Earth's surface
erosion
deposition
weathering
creep
The type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces
deposition
mechanical weathering
erosion
chemical weathering
The process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another
erosion
weathering
deposition
sediment
The material moved by erosion and created by weathering
deposition
slump
gravity
sediment
The process where the agents of erosion lay down sediment
erosion
deposition
weathering
sediment
The force that moves rocks and other materials downhill (closer to the center of the Earth)
weathering
deposition
gravity
uniformitarianism
Any one of several processes that move sediment downhill
chemical weathering
mass movement
abrasion
deposition
A type of mass movement that occurs when rock and soil slide quickly down a steep slope.
landslide
mudflow
slump
creep
A type of mass movement: the rapid downhill movement of a mixture of water, rock and soil where the amount of water can be as high as 60%
landslide
mudflow
slump
creep
The type of mass movement: a mass of rock and soil suddenly slips down a slope in one large mass
landslide
mudflow
slump
creep
A type of mass movement: the very slow downhill movement of rock and soil
landslide
mudflow
slump
creep
Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
weathering
groundwater
glacier
deposition
A deposit that hangs like an icicle from the roof of a cave
stalactite
column
stalagmite
fossil
Slow dripping builds up a cone-shape from the cave floor
stalactite
column
stalagmite
weathering
A part of the shore that sticks out into the ocean
beach
spit
longshore drift
headland
Structure left standing when a sea arch collapses
spit
sea cave
sea stack
headland
Formed as wave action hollows out the cliff due to softer rock
headland
sea cave
barrier beach
spit
An area of wave-washed sediment along a coast
beach
longshore drift
spit
headland
As waves repeatedly hit the beach, some of the beach sediment moves down the beach with the current
beach
longshore drift
spit
headland
A beach that projects like a finger out into the water
beach
longshore drift
spit
headland
A long ridge of sand parallel to the shore
beach
spit
sandbar
sea cave
