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WorksheetsWeathering and Erosion
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
chemical or mechanical process of breaking down rocks
a)
Weathering
b)
Exfoliation
c)
Frost wedging
d)
Soil
2.
Process that breaks down rocks and minerals into smaller pieces but doesn't change composition.
a)
Gully erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Erosion
d)
Mechanical weathering
3.
Process that occurs when water repeatedly freezes and thaws.
a)
Residual soil
b)
Frost wedging
c)
Erosion
d)
Oxidation
4.
Process where outer rock layers are stripped away.
a)
Soil horizon
b)
Deposition
c)
Exfoliation
d)
Rill erosion
5.
process where rock and minerals undergo changes in composition.
a)
Chemical weathering
b)
Frost wedging
c)
Soil profile
d)
Exfoliation
6.
Chemical reaction of Oxygen with other substances.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Oxidation
d)
Transported soil
7.
Removal and transport of weathered materials from one location to another.
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Weathering
d)
Chemical weathering
8.
Occurs when eroded materials are dropped in another location
a)
Weathering
b)
Exfoliation
c)
Deposition
d)
Frost wedging
9.
Erosion in which water running down the side of a slope carves a small stream channel.
a)
Chemical weathering
b)
Rill erosion
c)
Residual soil
d)
Deposition
10.
Erosion that occurs when a rill channel widens and deepens.
a)
Gully erosion
b)
Exfoliation
c)
Mechanical weathering
d)
Transported soil
11.
Loose covering of weathered rock and decayed organic matter
a)
Frost wedging
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Soil
12.
Soil that develops from parent material which is similar to local bedrock.
a)
Residual soil
b)
Soil profile
c)
Erosion
d)
Weathering
13.
Soil that has been moved away from its parent material by wind, water, gravity, or glacier.
a)
Soil horizon
b)
Transported soil
c)
Exfoliation
d)
Deposition
14.
Vertical sequence of soil layers containing the A, B, and C horizons.
a)
Soil profile
b)
Oxidation
c)
Rill erosion
d)
Residual soil
15.
Distinct layer within a soil profile.
a)
Soil
b)
Soil horizon
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
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