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WorksheetsWeathering and Erosion
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
2.
Particles of rock, sand, soil, plant and animal remains
a)
erosion
b)
sediment
c)
weathering
3.
When water, ice and wind move particles of rock and soil from one place to another
a)
sediment
b)
weathering
c)
erosion
4.
A mass of ice that covers a large area and moves slowly
a)
gravity
b)
glacier
c)
sediment
5.
The force that attracts objects to each other
a)
erosion
b)
gravity
c)
glacier
6.
the general terms for the movement of sediment by wind, water, glaciers
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
7.
the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces of the same rock without any change in its composition
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
8.
the process by which layers or sheets of rock gradually break off
a)
exfoliation
b)
abrasion
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
9.
the process of wearing down by friction - like sand blasting
a)
exfoliation
b)
abrasion
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
10.
the breakdown or decomposition of rock that takes place when minerals change through chemical processes
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
11.
the process in which sediment particles are picked up and moved from one place to another
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
12.
Roots grow into cracks of a rock and pry them apart
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
13.
oxidation produces rust on some rocks containing iron
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
14.
carbon dioxide dissolves in water then weathers marble and limestone
a)
dissolution
b)
biological weathering
c)
hydrolosis
d)
oxidation
15.
animals break up the ground by burrowing
a)
Biological weathering
b)
frost wedging
c)
abrasion
d)
thermal expansion
16.
fossil fuels react with water producing acid rain that wears minerals away in the rock
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
17.
What type of erosion causes landslides
a)
wind
b)
waves
c)
water
d)
gravity
18.
A rock containing iron becomes soft and crumbly and reddish-brown in color. It probably has been chemically weathered by oxidation from
a)
abrasion
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen and water
d)
acid rain
19.
These rocks have been weathered by
a)
water
b)
animals
c)
chemicals
d)
ice
20.
This rock likely split from
a)
frost wedging
b)
exfoliation
c)
thermal expansion
d)
abrasion
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