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Earth Science Erosion Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The dropping off of sediments in a new place is called:

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

d)

boulder

2.

What is the process of wearing away and moving sediments from location to another?

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Compaction

3.

What do you call the particles of earth material that settle down to the bottom of still water?

a)

gravel

b)

floaties

c)

sediment

d)

igneous

4.

Which sentence correctly uses the word "eroded"?

a)

The water is eroded the land.

b)

Yesterday, water eroded the land.

c)

Right now, water is eroded the land.

d)

Tomorrow, water will eroded the land.

5.

A meander is a winding river or stream that just wanders wherever it wants.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Deposition is a process of picking something up

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Which sentences correctly uses the word "settling"?

a)

The sand settling.

b)

Yesterday, the sand settling.

c)

Now I can see the sand is settling.

8.

What is a canyon?

a)

a river

b)

a hole in the earth material

c)

a little can

d)

a deep valley

9.

Which of the following would you have observed in your stream table investigations?

a)

ocean

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

grass

e)

sediment

10.

which word means a "triangle of sediment deposited by moving water"?

a)

fossil

b)

slope

c)

meander

d)

delta