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WorksheetsWeathering and Erosion, Rocks, and Minerals
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
The breakdown of rock into smaller particles is called
weathering
erosion
compaction
deposition
The movement of small particles from one place to another is called
weathering
erosion
compaction
deposition
The dropping off of small particles in a new place to form a landform is called
weathering
erosion
compaction
deposition
A triangle-shaped landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into a body of water is called
sand dune
canyon
delta
glacier
What process forms a canyon such as the Grand Canyon?
wind
glacier
deposition
moving water
The process where sediment becomes glued together is called
depostion
weathering
compaction
erosion
Rocks formed under great pressure
igneous
sediment
metamorphic
sedimentary
Molten rock material found on the Earth’s surface is called
lava
sediment
metamorphic
magma
What process helps change existing rock into metamorphic rock
compaction/cementation
weathering/erosion
heat/pressure
melting
What is the process that helps form existing rock into sedimentary rock?
weathering
erosion
compaction
all of these processes
What type of rock may contain fossils?
metamorphic
sedimentary
igneous
all of these rocks
What type of rock has banded ribbon-like layers?
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
all of these rocks
What type of rock has cooled fast and can look glass-like?
metamorphic
sedimentary
igneous
all of these rocks
Small bits and particles formed by weathering is called
sediments
fossils
rocks
boulders
What do you call a solid, natural material made from non-living substances that has an ordered arrangement of atoms.
rocks
fossils
minerals
both rocks and minerals
What do you call a solid, natural object from below the Earth’s crust made from one or more minerals.
mineral
rock
fossil
rock and mineral
What is the best way to stop soil erosion?
add water
add wind
add plants
add ice
What is a mineral's ability to avoid scratching
color
streak
cleavage
hardness
A mineral's ability to break along a preferred plane
color
streak
cleavage
hardness
Determined by which wavelength of light is absorbed
color
luster
hardness
streak
How light is reflected from a surface
luster
color
streak
hardness
A mineral's powder left when scraped on a surface
streak
color
luster
hardness
