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WorksheetsUnit 4: Weathering and Erosion
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The picture is an example of...
(LT 1)
Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
During carbonation, what goes into the water and what is created?
(LT 1)
Carbon Dioxide; Carbonic Acid
Carbon Monoxide; Carbon Dioxide
Hydrochloric Acid; Bicarbonate
Carbonation; Oxygen
Object A has a higher surface area than object B. Which object would weather faster and why?
Object A; There's more surface for air and water to weather it
Object B; There's less surface for air and water to weather it
Object A; There's less surface for air and water to weather it
Object B; There's more surface for air and water to weather it
Which climate would weather a rock the fastest and why?
(LT 2)
Tundra; ice wedging increases speed and destruction of rock
Desert; high temperatures and strong abrasion forces
Tropical; Increased rainfall increases weathering
Temperate; All types of weathering can be found here
If there is a liquid with more H+ than OH- it would be considered a(n)...
(LT3)
acid
base
neutral
Erosion is...
(LT 4)
particles are moved
particles are broken down
particles are deposited
The grand canyon was formed by...
(LT 4)
headward erosion
downcutting erosion
meandering erosion
How old is the river?
(LT 5/6)
Young
Mature
Old
A fan shaped deposit at the end of a river or stream.
(LT 6)
Delta
Headwater
Meander
Cut Bank
During glacier formation, the second step forms from ....
(LT 7)
more snow fall
only melting
melting and refreezing
added sediment
A type of glacier that covers large land masses.
(LT 8)
Continental Ice Sheet
Alpine Glacier
A depositional feature of glaciers that is unsorted material deposited by melt water.
(LT 9)
Cirque
Till
Outwash
Striations
One of the biggest forms of evidence of the formation of the Great Lakes is...
(LT 10)
end moraine
the water level
striations
Carbon Dioxide Levels
Wave formation begins with a...
(LT 11)
circular loop
eliptical loop
wave break
crest
A fetch is...
(LT 12)
the distance wind travels across a body of water
the greatest size a wave can become
when a wave creates a white cap
the mass of a wave at its highest point
In longshore drift, sediment is deposited _______ the shoreline.
(LT 13)
parallel
perpendicular
away from
diagonal
What is shown in the picture?
(LT 14)
Spit
Tombolo
Headland
barrier island
A shoreline modification that focuses on coastal support rather than trapping beach sand to create larger beaches.
(LT 15)
Seawalls
Groins
Jetty
Breakwaters
The movement of particles down a slope is considered a ...
(LT 16)
mass movement
erosion
depositon
weathering
A large block of soil and rock that becomes unstable and moves downhill under the influence of gravity.
(LT 17)
landslide
rockslide
slump
creep
