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WorksheetsWeathering and Erosion
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
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1.
Weathering 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.
2.
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.
3.
Abrasion 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.
4.
Erosion 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.
5.
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.
6.
What is the breakdown of the Earth’s crust into sediment called?
a)
weathering
b)
raining
c)
Erosion
d)
Whooshing
7.
What is it called when weathered rock is carried away?
a)
Weathering
b)
Raining
c)
Erosion
d)
Breaking
8.
What does physical weathering involve?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
tempurature
d)
All of the Above
9.
Which of these is an example of erosion?
a)
light shining onto a mountain
b)
wind blowing away sediment
c)
rain breaking down rock
d)
All of the above
10.
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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