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Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, and Landforms!

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Deposition is a process that

a)

dissolves sediment

b)

breaks down rock to form sediment

c)

removes sediment from landforms

d)

drops sediment to form landforms

2.

Where do deltas form?

a)

In desert areas

b)

on the banks of rivers

c)

at river mouths

d)

in valleys formed by glaciers

3.

What forms moraines?

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

glaciers

d)

valleys

4.

What is weathering?

a)

the breakdown of rock

b)

the dropping of rock

c)

the movement of rock

d)

a type of climate

5.

What does erosion do?

a)

It physically breaks down rocks

b)

changes rocks chemically

c)

moves broken pieces of rocks

d)

changes sediment in rocks

6.

Which word names a force that pulls pieces of rock downhill (like during a landslide)

a)

gravity

b)

eruption

c)

weathering

d)

erosion

7.

What occurs because gravity pulls objects down toward earth?

a)

hurricanes

b)

landslides

c)

tornados

d)

rain storm

8.

Which of these do not play a role in weathering and erosion.

a)

wind and water

b)

ice and glass

c)

water and wind

d)

ice and wind

9.

Rocks break down into sediments. Over time, the sediments eventually turn into grains of what?

a)

sand

b)

water

c)

ice

d)

chemicals

10.

Which landform is found where land meets ocean?

a)

plain

b)

valley

c)

coastline

d)

mountain

11.

How does weathering help form a sandy beach by the ocean?

a)

melting glaciers deposit grain of sand

b)

sandstorms deposit sand from nearby deserts

c)

chemicals in waves dissolve large rocks into sand

d)

waves break rocks into pieces, making grains of sand

12.

A cave is formed through what

a)

glacial ice

b)

chemicals (acid rain)

c)

high waves

d)

heavy winds

13.

Acid is a type of

a)

rock

b)

sand

c)

chemical

d)

mountain

14.

A farm in a floodplain has very rich soil. What most likely caused the soil to be so rich?

a)

wind brought soil from the river

b)

rain dissolved materials to make the soil rich

c)

plants cracked the rocks into pieces to make the soil rich

d)

floods from the river deposited the rich soil

15.

Floods can be helpful to the soil because it can replenish the old soil and create new soil with nutrients plants need in order to survive. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which type of process creates sediments?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

acid

17.

Weathering, erosion, and deposition are fast process that change the earth's surface. True or false.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which of these are slow processes that can change the earth's surface. You can choose multiple answers.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

abrasion

19.

Which of these is not a landform?

a)

mountain

b)

canyon

c)

river valley

d)

abrasion

20.

How is erosion different from deposition?

a)

erosion breaks down rock and deposition moves rocks

b)

erosion drops rock and deposition breaks rocks

c)

erosion moves rocks and deposition drops rocks

d)

erosion breaks rocks and deposition drops rocks

21.

Gravity plays a role in weathering, erosion, and deposition. It pulls forces upwards. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The scraping away of material is called?

a)

weathering

b)

abrasion

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

23.

The breaking apart, wearing away, or dissolving of rock is called?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

abrasion

24.

Material that comes from the weathering of rock is called?

a)

weathering

b)

sediment

c)

landform

d)

mountain

25.

The moving of sediment and rock from one place to another is called?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

abrasion

26.

The laying down (dropping) of sediment is called?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

abrasion

27.

A natural feature on the Earth's surface is called?

a)

abrasion

b)

landform

c)

deposition

d)

erosion

28.

Landforms make up the Earth's surface. They are ___________ changed through different processes

a)

quickly

b)

slowly

c)

always

d)

never

29.

This chapter is all about ________ processes that change the Earth's surface.

a)

fast

b)

slow

c)

ongoing

d)

ending

30.

When glaciers melt they leave behind

a)

loads of sediment called till

b)

trees and mountains

c)

river valleys

d)

plains

31.

When glaciers melt they can also form?

a)

mountains

b)

plains

c)

valleys

d)

moraines

32.

_______ is a mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a glacier.

a)

moraine

b)

sediment

c)

deposition

d)

glacier

33.

When a glacier melts, all of the rock, sand and mud that it was carrying gets left behind. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Sometimes glaciers leave behind mounds of till called what?

a)

valley

b)

sand

c)

moraine

d)

sediments

35.

When rocks becomes smooth and rounded, what occurred?

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

abrasion

d)

landforms

36.

Water containing acid seeps into the cracks in limestone. The acid dissolves and forms what?

a)

cave

b)

ocean

c)

plain

d)

coast line

37.

Do slow processes such as weathering, erosion, and deposition change landforms?

a)

Definitely, but slowly

b)

Uh... never?

c)

Maybe, but I think it changes landforms fast

d)

Probably not......

38.

What forms moraines?

a)

wind

b)

rivers

c)

glaciers

d)

valleys