WorksheetsWeathering and Erosion
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is weathering?
a)
Moving of rocks
b)
Breaking of rocks
c)
Placement of rocks
2.
What is erosion?
a)
The moving of rocks
b)
The breaking of rocks
c)
The placement of rocks
3.
Which is not true about Physical (Mechanical) weathering?
a)
Breaks rocks into smaller rocks
b)
Rocks stay the same
c)
It changes the make up of the rock
4.
This image is showing which type of weathering
a)
Abrasion
b)
Exfoliation
c)
Ice Wedging
d)
Root Pry
5.
Which type of erosion does this show?
a)
Abrasion
b)
Exfoliation
c)
Ice Wedging
d)
Root Pry
6.
Which of the following is NOT an agent of erosion?
a)
Wind
b)
Water
c)
Ice Wedging
d)
Gravity
7.
Rusting is a type of Chemical Weathering, what is another name for this?
a)
Oxidation
b)
Humic
c)
Abrasion
d)
Carbonation
8.
Which type of weathering best describes this?
a)
Exfoliation
b)
Ice Wedging
c)
Root Pry
d)
Oxidation
9.
Which agent of Erosion formed most of the Grand Caynon?
a)
Gravity
b)
Water
c)
Ice
d)
Wind
10.
Which agent of Erosion made this rock formation in the desert?
a)
Ice
b)
Water
c)
Wind
d)
Gravity
11.
A glacier is one of the main forms of this type of Erosion
a)
Ice
b)
Water
c)
Wind
d)
Gravity
12.
Why is a sandstorm a good example of Erosion?
a)
A sandstorm breaks a lot of rocks and sand
b)
A sandstorm moves a lot of rocks and sand
c)
A sandstorm places a lot of rocks and sand
d)
A sandstorm is Weathering not Erosion
13.
Which type of Weathering creates caves?
a)
Physical(Mechanical) Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
14.
Organic Weathering would NOT include which of the following.
a)
A mole digging a hole
b)
A tree's roots moving rocks
c)
An elephant crushing a rock
d)
A waterfall crushing a rock
15.
Sand being blown over a rock, causing it to become very smooth would describe which type of weathering?
a)
Ice Wedging
b)
Abrasion
c)
Root Pry
d)
Oxidation
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