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Unit 4: Weathering and Erosion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The picture is an example of...

(LT 1)

a)

Mechanical Weathering

b)

Chemical Weathering

2.

During carbonation, what goes into the water and what is created?

(LT 1)

a)

Carbon Dioxide; Carbonic Acid

b)

Carbon Monoxide; Carbon Dioxide

c)

Hydrochloric Acid; Bicarbonate

d)

Carbonation; Oxygen

3.

Object A has a higher surface area than object B. Which object would weather faster and why?

a)

Object A; There's more surface for air and water to weather it

b)

Object B; There's less surface for air and water to weather it

c)

Object A; There's less surface for air and water to weather it

d)

Object B; There's more surface for air and water to weather it

4.

Which climate would weather a rock the fastest and why?

(LT 2)

a)

Tundra; ice wedging increases speed and destruction of rock

b)

Desert; high temperatures and strong abrasion forces

c)

Tropical; Increased rainfall increases weathering

d)

Temperate; All types of weathering can be found here

5.

If there is a liquid with more H+ than OH- it would be considered a(n)...

(LT3)

a)

acid

b)

base

c)

neutral

6.

Erosion is...

(LT 4)

a)

particles are moved

b)

particles are broken down

c)

particles are deposited

7.

The grand canyon was formed by...

(LT 4)

a)

headward erosion

b)

downcutting erosion

c)

meandering erosion

8.

How old is the river?

(LT 5/6)

a)

Young

b)

Mature

c)

Old

9.

A fan shaped deposit at the end of a river or stream.

(LT 6)

a)

Delta

b)

Headwater

c)

Meander

d)

Cut Bank

10.

During glacier formation, the second step forms from ....

(LT 7)

a)

more snow fall

b)

only melting

c)

melting and refreezing

d)

added sediment

11.

A type of glacier that covers large land masses.

(LT 8)

a)

Continental Ice Sheet

b)

Alpine Glacier

12.

A depositional feature of glaciers that is unsorted material deposited by melt water.

(LT 9)

a)

Cirque

b)

Till

c)

Outwash

d)

Striations

13.

One of the biggest forms of evidence of the formation of the Great Lakes is...

(LT 10)

a)

end moraine

b)

the water level

c)

striations

d)

Carbon Dioxide Levels

14.

Wave formation begins with a...

(LT 11)

a)

circular loop

b)

eliptical loop

c)

wave break

d)

crest

15.

A fetch is...

(LT 12)

a)

the distance wind travels across a body of water

b)

the greatest size a wave can become

c)

when a wave creates a white cap

d)

the mass of a wave at its highest point

16.

In longshore drift, sediment is deposited _______ the shoreline.

(LT 13)

a)

parallel

b)

perpendicular

c)

away from

d)

diagonal

17.

What is shown in the picture?

(LT 14)

a)

Spit

b)

Tombolo

c)

Headland

d)

barrier island

18.

A shoreline modification that focuses on coastal support rather than trapping beach sand to create larger beaches.

(LT 15)

a)

Seawalls

b)

Groins

c)

Jetty

d)

Breakwaters

19.

The movement of particles down a slope is considered a ...

(LT 16)

a)

mass movement

b)

erosion

c)

depositon

d)

weathering

20.

A large block of soil and rock that becomes unstable and moves downhill under the influence of gravity.

(LT 17)

a)

landslide

b)

rockslide

c)

slump

d)

creep