WorksheetsWeathering, Erosion and Deposition
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3600secs
The action of a root splitting a rock is an example of
chemical weathering
deposition
erosion
physical weathering
in which climate would the chemical weathering of limestone occur most rapidly?
cold and dry
cold and humid
warm and dry
warm and humid
Which event is an example of chemical weathering
rocks falling off the face of a steep cliff
feldspar in granite being crushed into clay-sized particles
water freezing in cracks in a roadside outcrop
acid rain reacting with limestone bedrock
Which rock layer appears to be most resistant to weathering and erosion
Lockport dolostone
Rochester shale
Grimsby sandstone
Queenston shale
In which sample did the quartz grains undergo the most abrasion during erosional transport?
A
B
C
D
If subjected to the same environmental conditions, sample B will weather more quickly than sample A. the best explanation for this is that the
volume of sample B is greater than that of sample A
surface area of sample B is greater than that of sample A
density of sample A is greater than that of sample B
hardness of sample A is greater than that of sample B
Which two processes produced the layer of dark brown to black soil?
melting and solidification of magma
erosion and uplifting
weathering and biologic activity
compaction and cementation
The surface bedrock of a region of eastern Delaware is shale. Which statement best explains why the soil that covers the shale in this region contains abundant garnet and gneiss pebbles?
Volcanic lava flowed over the shale bedrock
a meteor impact scattered garnet and gneiss pebbles over the area
the soil consists of rock materials transported to this region by agents of erosion
the soil formed from the chemical and physical weathering of shale
Which process is shown in these diagrams?
chemical weathering
wind action
mass movement
rock abrasion
Which map shows the stream drainage pattern that would most likely develop on this deeply eroded dome?
This glacial landscape feature is best identified as
a kettle lake
outwash plain
a finger lake
a moraine
Which cross section best represents the shape of the river bottom at A-A'?
Trees growing on the edge of a river's meander are most likely to fall into the river due to
deposition on the inside of the meander
deposition on the outside of the meander
erosion on the inside of the meander
erosion on the outside of the meander
Which agent of erosion most likely carried sediment that scratched and polished this bedrock surface?
a moving glacier
running water
wave action
wind
In which general direction is the sand beIng moved along this shorelIne by ocean (long–shore) currents?
northeast
southeast
northwest
southwest
Which agent of erosion most likely produced this valley's shape?
wave action
moving ice
blowing wind
flowing water
Which profile best shows the general depositional pattern that occurs when water from a stream enters the ocean?
Which particle would usually settle most rapidly?
A
B
C
D
A sedimentary particle is dropped into a cylinder of water. The particle will take the longest time to settle if the particle has
low density, small size, and spherical shape
low density, small size, and flattened shape
high density, large size, and spherical shape
high density, large size, and flattened shape
What is the minimum water velocity necessary to maintain movement of 0.1-centimeter-diameter particles in a stream?
0.02 cm/s
0.5 cm/s
5.0 cm/s
20.0 cm/s
Sediment is deposited in a river delta because the
velocity of the river decreases
force of gravity decreases
volume of the river increases
gradient of the river increases
At which location is the greatest amount of sediment most likely being deposited?
A
B
C
D
A state of dynamic equilibrium exists at location
A
B
C
D
A plane traveling in a straight line from Watertown to Utica would fly over which landscape region?
Tug Hill Plateau
Adirondack Mountains
St. Lawrence Lowlands
Champlain Lowlands
Which bedrock characteristics most influence landscape development?
composition and structure
structure and age
age and color
color and composition
As particle size increases, permeability
decrease
increases
stays the same
Which conditions on Earth's surface will allow for the greatest amount of water to seep into the ground?
gentle slope and permeable
gentle slope and impermeable
steep slope and permeable
steep slope and impermeable
Which statement best compares the porosity in the three beakers?
Beaker A and beaker B have the same porosity, and beaker C has the least porosity.
Beaker A and beaker B have the same porosity, and beaker C has the greatest porosity.
Beaker B has the greatest porosity, beaker A has less porosity, and beaker C has the least porosity.
Beaker C has the greatest porosity, beaker B has less porosity, and beaker A has the least porosity.
Which graph shows the general relationship between soil particle size and the capillarity of the soil?
What will be the most probable arrangement of rock particles deposited directly by a glacier?
sorted and layered
sorted and not layered
unsorted and layered
unsorted and not layered
