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Weathering Erosion Deposition

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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This is the process of dropping sediment in a new location.

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

The driveway is long and winding because it bends around a huge old oak tree. The pavement near the tree bulges upward and has many more cracks than the other sections of the driveway

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

When camping in west Texas, we wake one morning to discover that our car and tent are covered with a thin layer of sand.

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

This is the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces.

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

A beautiful display of bluebonnets bloomed along the bank of the river, but after the storm last night, the flowers and a large section of the soil in which they grew is gone.

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

The homeowner had clearly labored hard to hold the steep hillside in place by constructing a stone wall, but sometimes the wind blows sand and soil down the hillside.

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

This is the process of moving sediment from one place to another.

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

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.

10.

How do plants weather rocks?

During photosynthesis

When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.

When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.

Plants don't weather rocks.

11.

Which of the following is NOT a slow change to Earth's surface?

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

Landslides

12.

Some agents of weathering are water, wind, ice, temperature and plant roots.

true

false

13.

What is the small broken down pieces of rock called?

dirt

grime

sediment

popcorn

14.

A farmer's topsoil is blown away during a hurricane is an example of ___________.

weathering

erosion

deposition

15.

Rocks being picked up and carried downstream is an example of ____________.

weathering

erosion

deposition

16.

Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches

weathering

erosion

deposition

17.

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

Decomposition

18.

Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.

forming new land features.

breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.

washing away beaches.

moving topsoil.

19.

Which of these is an example of erosion?

Light shining onto a mountain.

Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces.

Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.

All of the above.

20.

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down is an example of

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

An avalanche

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Weathering Erosion Deposition

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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