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Earth's Changing Surface

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name

Class

Date

The Earth's surface does not change over time.

True

False

The Earth has always been as it is now.

True

False

Erosion and weathering are the same thing.

True

False

Weathering is when rocks and sediment

break down

move

stay in the same place

become ice

Erosion is when rocks, sediment and soil

break down

decompose

move to a new place

stay in the same place

Deposition is when rocks, sediment and soil

break down

move to a new place

sit in a new place

become new soil

Weathering and erosion can occur at the same time.

True

False

Sand being pushed by a wave is an example of

weathering

deposition

erosion

If ice cracks a rock this is an example of

erosion

weathering

deposition

10.

If a rocks gets pushed in a stream by water and slowly becomes smaller, this is an example of

deposition and weathering

erosion and deposition

erosion and weathering

only erosion

11.

Sand has built up along a stream into a large pile. This is an example of

deposition

erosion

weathering

12.

A rock falls down a hill and rests at the bottom. This is an example of

erosion and weathering

erosion and deposition

deposition and weathering

13.

The hole in this rock was made by (choose two)

weathering

deposition

erosion

decomposition

14.

Sand is sitting on the beach. It gets blown by the wind and then the particles get smaller by rubbing together. In what order did these events happen?

deposition, weathering, erosion

erosion, deposition, weathering

erosion, weathering, deposition

deposition, erosion, weathering

15.

A boulder is falling down a hill. It breaks into pieces and those pieces sit at the bottom of the hill. In what order did these events happen?

deposition, weathering, erosion

erosion, deposition, weathering

erosion, weathering, deposition

deposition, erosion, weathering

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Earth's Changing Surface

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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