WorksheetsErosion and Deposition
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
2.
The process of slowly breaking rocks into smaller pieces is called
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
3.
Weathering and erosion are the same thing.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The teacher points to gouges (scratches) in the bedrock. He knows that these gouges were caused by
a)
moraine
b)
plucking and abrasion
c)
sand storms
d)
mudflows
5.
What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?
a)
Deposition
b)
Landslide
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
6.
Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because bits of broken rock and soil _____.
a)
stop rivers from flowing.
b)
make rich farmlands.
c)
are dropped in new places.
d)
move very slowly.
7.
What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?
a)
Waves
b)
Gravity
c)
Glaciers
d)
Wind
8.
Which process is most responsible for the formation of sand dunes
a)
Water
b)
Volcanism
c)
Wind Deposition
d)
Glaciations
9.
Which statement provides the best description of erosion?
a)
It is ONLY caused by water
b)
It is a slow and gradual process
c)
It is ONLY caused by humans
d)
It occurs very quickly
10.
What is the main reason for the formation of the grand canyon?
a)
moving air
b)
moving water
c)
moving plants
d)
moving animals
11.
Which is the best evidence that erosion has occurred?
a)
large number of fossils were found in the limestone
b)
a soil rich in lime on the bedrock
c)
sediments moved to a sandbar in a river
d)
layer of basalt found on the ocean floor
12.
An avalanche is an example of which process?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Volcanic Eruption
13.
Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because bits of broken rock and soil _____.
a)
stop rivers from flowing.
b)
make rich farmlands.
c)
are dropped in new places.
d)
move very slowly.
14.
Which of these is an example of erosion?
a)
Light shining onto a mountain.
b)
Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces.
c)
Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.
d)
All of the above.
15.
The process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another is called
a)
soil conservation
b)
deposition
c)
abrasion
d)
erosion
16.
The material moved from place to place is called __.
a)
debris
b)
flows
c)
particles
d)
sediment
17.
At the end of rivers and the bottom of hillsides, material is dropped down by whatever has been moving it in a process called __.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
composition
18.
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition are examples of ________ changes in the Earth's surface.
a)
rapid
b)
slow
c)
no
d)
new
19.
Which is a factor that affects runoff?
a)
the length of time that rain falls
b)
gravity
c)
the amount of rain that fall
d)
all of the above
20.
Deltas are built up by
a)
deposition
b)
leaching
c)
abrasion
d)
erosion
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