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Erosion

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

2. What type of erosion caused the Grand Canyon to form?

a. Glacier erosion

b. Wind erosion

c. Wave erosion

d. River erosion

e. Flood erosion

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

e)

e

2.

1. What is the main cause of erosion on Earth?

a. Wind

b. Water

c. Living organisms

d. Gravity

e. Temperature

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

e)

e

3.
Erosion can occur when rain hits the dirt ground.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Rain or river water can make rocks softer.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Sunlight, water, and air can cause erosion.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What is the movement of soil from one place to another?
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
discharge
d)
erosion
7.
What is the place where land and a body of water meet?
a)
delta
b)
shoreline
c)
groundwater
d)
alluvial fan
8.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
soil conservation
d)
decomposition
9.
The ___________of a mountain weathers the fastest
a)
bottom
b)
middle
c)
top
d)
all parts weather the same
10.
When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
11.
Particles of rock, sand, soil, plant and animal remains
a)
erosion
b)
sediment
c)
weathering
12.
When water, ice and wind move particles of rock and soil from one place to another
a)
sediment
b)
weathering
c)
erosion
13.
A mass of ice that covers a large area and moves slowly
a)
gravity
b)
glacier
c)
sediment
14.
Moving ________________ picks up particles of rock and soil.
a)
patricles
b)
deposits
c)
water
15.
Erosion caused by _______________ changes beaches and lakes
a)
glaciers
b)
ice
c)
waves
16.
Soil is a mixture of
a)
weathered rock particles
b)
plant and animal remains
c)
all of the above
17.

The movement of soil and/or sediment from one location to another.

a)

Weathering

b)

Deposition

c)

Erosion

d)

Gravity

18.

The breakdown of rocks and minerals into smaller particles.

a)

Weathering

b)

Deposition

c)

Erosion

d)

Gravity

19.

Small particles such as sand, salt, pebbles, and rocks.

a)

Runoff

b)

Sediment

c)

Glaciers

d)

Precipitation

20.

Wind erosion most often occurs in what type of area?

a)

Cold, snowy mountains

b)

Rainforests

c)

Flat, dry, and sandy locations

d)

Jungles

21.

Which of the following is NOT associated with erosion?

a)

Wind

b)

Moving water

c)

Ice

d)

Temperature change

22.

Large pieces of ice that move slowly down a mountain.

a)

Sediment

b)

Rock

c)

Precipitation

d)

Glaciers

23.

What is moving air?

a)

Weathering

b)

Wind

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

24.

What regions are prone to higher rates of soil erosion?

a)

Icy mountains

b)

Sandy beaches

c)

Rainy areas

d)

Deserts

25.

What helps bind the soil together and absorbs water to prevent erosion?

a)

Roots of a plant

b)

Chunks of ice

c)

Sides of the river

d)

Puddles

26.

What are swells of ocean water that crash along the coasts of continents, causing erosion?

a)

Plants

b)

Elevation

c)

Waves

d)

Runoff

27.

Which of the following does NOT play a role in wind erosion?

a)

Weather

b)

Wind

c)

The moon's gravity

d)

Elevation

28.

What would happen when a glacier moves down a steep mountain?

a)

Nothing. It moves too slow.

b)

It picks up boulders and other particles.

c)

It moves quickly.

d)

It falls apart.

29.

The surface of the Earth is constantly exposed to water, wind, and what else?

a)

Rocks

b)

Ice

c)

Gravity

d)

Snow

30.

Landslides happen quickly

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Moving water can pick up particles and move them miles away.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Wind is the most powerful agent of weathering.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

The breaking and changing of rocks is called deposition.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

People can cause erosion by walking around.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces such as soil, sand, and sediment is called

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Climate

36.

The movement of soil and/or sediment from one location to another is called

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Weathering

d)

Precipitation

37.

The amount or snow that falls to the Earth's surface is called

a)

Climate

b)

Precipitation

c)

Weathering

d)

Erosion

38.

Rain, oceans and rivers are examples of

a)

water erosion

b)

wind erosion

c)

gravity erosion

d)

animal erosion

39.

Moving ice and snow is which type of erosion?

a)

wind erosion

b)

water erosion

c)

gravity erosion

d)

glacier erosion

40.

Moving sand and rocks in deserts is which type of erosion?

a)

wind erosion

b)

water erosion

c)

animal erosion

d)

gravity erosion

41.

Rocks being pulled down a mountain is

a)

water erosion

b)

gravity erosion

c)

wind erosion

d)

animal erosion

42.

The ocean eroding the shore line is what type of erosion?

a)

wind erosion

b)

water erosion

c)

glacier erosion

d)

gravity erosion

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