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Weathering, Erosion and Deposition Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name

Class

Date

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

keeps the rocks in place.

makes the rocks last longer.

expands cracks and breaks rocks.

causes rocks to fall in landslides.

A cliff formed near the ocean. Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

Warm air melted the rock.

Sun rays evaporated the rock.

Ocean waves washed away rock.

Plant roots pushed away the rock.

What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

Deposition

Landslide

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because bits of broken rock and soil _____.

stop rivers from flowing.

make rich farmlands.

are dropped in new places.

move very slowly.

What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?

Waves

Gravity

Glaciers

Wind

Deposited material at the end of a river is called?

landform

delta

canyon

Glaciers shape and carve away the land beneath them and can drastically reshape the landscape over hundreds or even thousands of years.

True

False

The changes in the shape of the Grand Canyon are a result of.....

water erosion

wind erosion

deposition

earthquakes

A beach was most likely made by the process of depositing sediments.

True

False

10.

How are stalactites and stalagmites in caves formed?

water erosion

mudslides

slow deposition of minerals

wind deposition

11.

The beach in Galveston is getting smaller and smaller due to wave action. What is causing this?

wind deposition

friction

weathering and erosion

wind erosion

12.

How is a U shaped valley formed?

wind erosion

a glacier moving slowly carved the valley

a deep ocean

erosion in the form of a landslide

13.

How are sand dunes created?

rain weathering

water erosion

wind depositing the sediments

water deposition

14.

What land form is the result of a river depositing sediments where it meets the ocean?

delta

sand dune

glacier

mountain

15.

Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers are examples of what?

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

Compaction

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Weathering, Erosion and Deposition Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

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