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WED Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

soil conservation

d)

decomposition

2.

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—

a)

keeps the rocks in place

b)

makes the rocks last longer

c)

expands cracks and breaks rocks

d)

causes rocks to fall in landslides

3.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
4.
Waves dropping sand on the beach
a)
Weathering 
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
5.
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition 
6.
Rocks being made smooth by tumbling across a streambed
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
7.
Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
8.
What is the major cause of weathering and erosion to form canyons?
a)
wind
b)
ice
c)
glaciers
d)
moving water
9.

What is the small broken down pieces of rock called?

a)

dirt

b)

grime

c)

sediment

d)

popcorn

10.

Which landforms can be created by deposition?

a)

plateaus and mesas

b)

canyons and valleys

c)

prairies, plains

d)

sand dunes and deltas

11.

What landforms are formed by water erosion?

a)

beaches, sand dunes, deltas

b)

plateaus, mesas, arches

c)

moraines, u-shaped valleys, fiords

d)

sea arches, canyons

12.
Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.
a)
forming new land features
b)
breaking down large rocks into smaller ones
c)
washing away beaches
d)
severely draining topsoil
13.
A cliff formed near the ocean.  Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?
a)
Warm air melted the rock.
b)
Sun rays evaporated the rock.
c)
Ocean waves washed away rock.
d)
Plant roots pushed away the rock.
14.
Which of these is an example of erosion
a)
Light Shinning onto a mountain
b)
Rain breaking down rock 
c)
Wind blowing away sediment
d)
All of the above
15.

Which one of these would cause a fast change to earth's surface?

a)

Wind weathering a mountain

b)

Sand dropping on a beach

c)

Volcanic eruption

d)

A river eroding a canyon

16.

Deposited material at the end of a river is called?

a)

landform

b)

delta

c)

canyon

17.

Wind blowing sand from one location to another is called

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

18.

A mudslide flowing down a steep hill is called?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

19.

How do plants weather rocks?

a)

during photosynthesis

b)

when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock

c)

when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves

20.

Which of the following is not a form of weathering?

a)

Cows grazing in the fields

b)

Rocks rubbing against each other

c)

A tree roots growing through the concrete

d)

Snow and Ice breaking a rock

21.

Glaciers scraping rocks across the earth's surface:

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

22.

Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean:

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

23.

Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches:

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

24.

The major cause of erosion along coasts is:

a)

tornadoes

b)

earthquakes

c)

clouds

d)

wave action

25.

Both the Grand Canyon and the Palo Duro Canyon were formed by what agent of erosion?

a)

wind

b)

ice

c)

lightning

d)

moving water

26.
Which of these is an example of erosion
a)
Light Shinning onto a mountain
b)
Rain breaking down rock 
c)
Wind blowing away sediment
d)
All of the above
27.

Deltas are mainly created by the process of -

a)

deposition

b)

weathering

c)

waves

d)

erosion

28.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of __________.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
29.

What is the main cause of weathering and erosion to make a canyons?

a)

wind

b)

ice

c)

glaciers

d)

moving water

30.

How did the Colorado River make the Grand Canyon?

a)

wind erosion

b)

water erosion

c)

glacier erosion

d)

big huge earthquake

31.

How are sand dunes made?

a)

water and waves drop sand

b)

wind drops sand

c)

gravity drops sand

d)

glaciers melt

32.

What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?

a)

Waves

b)

Gravity

c)

Glaciers

d)

Wind

33.

Mounds of wind-deposited sand in deserts and on shorelines are

a)

sea arches

b)

sea stacks

c)

dunes

d)

cliffs

34.

U shaped valleys are formed by

a)

rivers

b)

glaciers

c)

wind

d)

human activity

35.

Which of the following quickly changes the land when gravity pulls loose rock and soil down the side of a hill?

a)

a volcanic eruption

b)

an earthquake

c)

a fault line

d)

a landslide

36.

Which landforms would normally be created by the slow changes of water?

a)

lakes and cliffs

b)

canyons and deltas

c)

mountains and hills

d)

sand dunes

37.

Landforms created by deposition

a)

Glacial Valley

b)

sand dune

c)

delta

d)

canyon

38.

Landforms created by erosion

a)

delta

b)

canyon

c)

Glacial Valley

d)

Sand dune

39.

If something is considered to be more dense than water it would be found...

a)

floating

b)

at the top

c)

at the bottom

d)

in the middle

40.

Light travels in...

a)

in a curved line

b)

in a circular line

c)

in a zig zag

d)

a straight line

41.

Mehki observed a picture showing a huge crack along a fault in the Earth's crust. This was most likely caused by-

a)

a landslide

b)

a hurricane

c)

an earthquake

d)

a volcano

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