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GN Cpt 7 Denudation

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT an agent of denudation?

a)

weathering

b)

folding

c)

mass movement

d)

erosion

2.

---------- is the breakdown & decay of rocks that are exposed to the weather.

a)

weathering

b)

folding

c)

mass Movement

d)

erosion

3.

There are __________ main types of weathering.

a)

five

b)

four

c)

three

d)

two

4.
What is the wearing away or breaking down of rocks called?
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Glaciers
d)
Weathering
5.

What is erosion?

a)

The wearing away of rocks, their transportation & deposition in a new place

b)

The breaking of rocks

c)

The dropping of sediment

d)

Movement of loose material down a slope under the influence of gravity

6.

Which are agents of erosion

a)

chemicals in rain

b)

earthquakes and gravity

c)

007 & ice

d)

wind, rivers & glaciers

7.

Wind is an agent of

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Mass movement

8.

An avalanche is an example of which process?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Mass Movement

9.

_________________happens when gravity moves loose material downhill.

a)

Weathering only

b)

Mass movement

c)

Erosion only

d)

Gravity

10.

What is the main cause of mass movement?

a)

water

b)

wind

c)

gravity

d)

weather

11.

What are the processes of denudation

a)

Weathering, sun & rain

b)

Erosion, Earthquakes & Mass Movement

c)

Weathering, Mass Movement & Erosion