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WED 5th Grade

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process that breaks rocks apart without changing their chemical composition

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Physical weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

2.

The process that moves bits of rock or soil from one place to another

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Physical weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

3.

Changes within the rock's minerals that break down bonds and change the chemical makeup

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

physical weathering

c)

deposition

d)

erosion

4.

The process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform

a)

chemical weathering

b)

physical weathering

c)

deposition

d)

erosion

5.

Chemical weathering is NOT caused by

a)

abrasion

b)

carbonation

c)

hydrolysis

d)

oxidation

6.

Physical weathering is NOT caused by

a)

abrasion

b)

burrowing

c)

ice wedging

d)

oxidation

7.

Small, broken down pieces of rock are called

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

sediment

c)

smaller rocks

d)

crumbs

8.

The movement of weathered rocks due to wind, rain, or gravity

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Physical weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

9.

When a material allows water to seep through the tiny holes, the material is considered

a)

Impermeable

b)

Deposition

c)

Permeable

d)

Solid

10.

This process creates beaches, barrier islands, and sand bars

a)

chemical weathering

b)

physical weathering

c)

deposition

d)

erosion

11.

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

12.

Acid rain dissolving underground limestone.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

13.

Waves dropping sand on the beach

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

14.

Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

15.

A mudslide flowing down a steep hill

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

16.

Glaciers scraping rocks across the Earth's surface

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

17.

Ponds filling up with sediment and becoming marshes

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

18.

Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition