Worksheets3rd Grade Weathering and Erosion Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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1.
Which of these definitions correctly describes the meaning of erosion?
a)
the breaking of materials, such as rocks and soil
b)
the movement of materials, such as rocks and soil
c)
the dropping off of rocks and soil in a new place
d)
huge sheets of moving ice
2.
Which of these definitions correctly describes the meaning of weathering?
a)
the breaking of materials, such as rocks and soil
b)
the movement of materials, such as rocks and soil
c)
the dropping off of rocks and soil in a new place
d)
huge sheets of moving ice
3.
Which of these definitions correctly describes the meaning of depositing?
a)
the breaking of materials, such as rocks and soil
b)
the movement of materials, such as rocks and soil
c)
the dropping off of rocks and soil in a new place
d)
huge sheets of moving ice
4.
What three things cause most erosion?
a)
rain, snow, sleet
b)
weathering, erosion, deposition
c)
glaciers, moraines, valleys
d)
wind, ice, water
5.
What is a glacier?
a)
a large area of water
b)
the place where two mountains meet
c)
a huge sheet of moving ice
d)
hills left behind when glaciers drop soil and rocks they carried
6.
What are moraines?
a)
a large area of water
b)
the place where two mountains meet
c)
a huge sheet of moving ice
d)
hills left behind when glaciers drop soil and rocks they carried
7.
Correctly fill in the blanks for the following statement.
Erosion moves materials from _____________ places and drops them in _____________ places.
Erosion moves materials from _____________ places and drops them in _____________ places.
a)
low, high
b)
low, low
c)
high, low
d)
high, high
8.
Correctly fill in the blanks for the following statement.
Thanks to erosion, mountains wear _____________ and valleys fill _____________.
Thanks to erosion, mountains wear _____________ and valleys fill _____________.
a)
up, down
b)
down, up
c)
down, down
d)
up, up
9.
The video segment stated that over time, erosion does what to land?
a)
inflates land
b)
uplifts land
c)
creates land
d)
flattens land
10.
In what order does the process we've been studying happen?
a)
weathering, erosion, depositing
b)
erosion, weathering, depositing
c)
weathering, depositing, erosion
d)
depositing, erosion, weathering
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