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WorksheetsWeathering and Erosion
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 23mins
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1.
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
2.
What is this landform?
a)
valley
b)
hills
c)
river
d)
lake
3.
Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?
a)
Acid rain dissolving limestone
b)
roots breaking into concrete
c)
paper being ripped
d)
Water running over rocks
4.
A cliff formed near the ocean. Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?
a)
Warm air melted the rock.
b)
Sun rays evaporated the rock.
c)
Ocean waves washed away rock.
d)
Plant roots pushed away the rock.
5.
Acid rain is an example of chemical weathering because
a)
pollution is in the sky
b)
rain connected to dust falls and hits rocks so hard they break.
c)
there is friction between rain and rocks.
d)
pollution gets dissolved in water and falls as rain dissolving rocks over time.
6.
How do plants weather rocks?
a)
during photosynthesis
b)
when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
c)
when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
d)
Plants don't weather rocks
7.
What is this landform?
a)
mountain
b)
canyon
c)
coast
d)
cliff
8.
What is mechanical weathering?
a)
Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.
b)
Rocks are broken down through chemical changes.
c)
Rocks are worn away from acid in plant roots.
d)
Rocks broken down by machinery.
9.
Sand dunes like the ones pictured above are most likely caused by —
a)
rain
b)
glaciers
c)
wind
d)
water
10.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Decomposition
11.
How would a fast-flowing river be most likely to move sand-sized particles of sediment?
a)
It would lift them and carry them downstream.
b)
It would dissolve them completely in solution.
c)
It would roll or slide them along the streambed.
d)
It would deposit them on the streambed.
12.
How would a fast-flowing river be most likely to move sand-sized particles of sediment?
a)
It would lift them and carry them downstream.
b)
It would dissolve them completely in solution.
c)
It would roll or slide them along the streambed.
d)
It would deposit them on the streambed.
13.
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
A nice place to swim
14.
How do plants weather rocks?
a)
During photosynthesis
b)
When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.
c)
When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.
d)
Plants don't weather rocks.
15.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Decomposition
16.
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.
17.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
18.
What caused this canyon to form over many years?
a)
Water
b)
Deposition
c)
valley
d)
Plants
19.
Ice, wind, water, gravity, plants, and animals are ALL causes of:
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
oxidation
d)
mass movement
20.
What caused this rock to break apart?
a)
ice
b)
plant
c)
wind
d)
rain
21.
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
22.
Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out caves
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
23.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
24.
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
25.
What was sand before it was broken down?
a)
soil
b)
rock
c)
water
d)
cement
26.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
27.
What made this landform known as a valley?
a)
Glacier
b)
hill
c)
deposition
d)
rocks
28.
What caused this canyon to form over many years?
a)
Water
b)
Deposition
c)
valley
d)
Plants
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