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Weather, Erosion, and Deposition

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Slow forces that build up landforms or create new landforms through deposition.

a)

destructive forces

b)

constructive forces

2.

Forces that can be fast or slow that destroy landforms through weathering.

a)

destructive forces

b)

constructive forces

3.

Volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and tornadoes are examples of...

a)

destructive forces

b)

constructive forces

4.

Wind, water, ice, and gravity are all causes of...

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

5.

A deep valley with steep sides is called a...

a)

canyon

b)

mountain

c)

hill

d)

plateau

6.

Sand dunes might be found...

a)

in a creek

b)

in the mountains

c)

at the beach

d)

on a plateau

7.

Mesas are similar to which two landforms?

a)

canyons and valleys

b)

buttes and plateaus

c)

mountains and hills

d)

cliffs and sand dunes

8.

An area of land completely surrounded by water is...

a)

a valley

b)

a hill

c)

a butte

d)

an island

9.

A slow destructive force that wears down and breaks rock into smaller pieces called sediments.

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

10.

Constructive placement of sediments and other materials in a new place.

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

11.

The destructive movement of materials from one place to another by wind, water, ice, and gravity.

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

12.

The triangular-shaped deposit at the mouth of a river is called...

a)

an island

b)

an earthquake

c)

deposition

d)

a delta