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Erosion

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is weathering?

a)

The movement of sediment

b)

The breaking of sediment

c)

The dropping of sediment

2.

What is erosion?

a)

The movement of sediment

b)

The breaking of sediment

c)

The dropping of sediment

3.

What is deposition?

a)

The movement of sediment

b)

The breaking of sediment

c)

The dropping of sediment

4.

Water carrying sediment down a hill is an example of...

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

5.

Water freezing inside a rock and breaking it into smaller sediment is an example of...

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

6.

All the water on Earth is known as...

a)

sediment

b)

lithosphere

c)

hydrosphere

7.

Small pieces of rock that have been weathered from a larger rock are known as...

a)

sand

b)

sediment

c)

soil

8.

The scientific term for land, crust or rock is...

a)

hydrosphere

b)

dirt

c)

lithosphere

9.

A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake is called a...

a)

sea cave

b)

mountain

c)

delta

10.
Which of the following actions causes the deposition of sand at a delta?
a)
river water slowing as it enters the ocean
b)
salt water & fresh water mixing together
c)
ocean waves transporting sand toward land
d)
ocean water slowing as it reaches the coast
11.
Which of the following best describes how erosion by groundwater might create a landform?
a)
Acidic water dissolves rock to form a cave
b)
Stream slowly wears away rock and soil
c)
Waves crashing against a shoreline
d)
Sediment building up to form a delta
12.
What is the movement of soil from one place to another?
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
discharge
d)
erosion
13.
What is groundwater?
a)
any form of liquid water
b)
water that is not moving
c)
water on Earth's surface
d)
water below Earth's surface
14.
What would be expected to remove the most sand from a barrier island during a storm?
a)
waves depositing debris on a island
b)
currents moving sand along the island
c)
large waves crashing across the island
d)
strong winds blowing across the island
15.
What is the place where land and a body of water meet?
a)
delta
b)
shoreline
c)
groundwater
d)
alluvial fan
16.
Which landform is formed because of the erosion of groundwater?
a)
valley
b)
canyon
c)
channel
d)
cavern
17.
What causes a valley to form first?
a)
earthquake
b)
running water
c)
landslide
d)
erosion by wind
18.
What is sediment?
a)
the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
b)
bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
c)
the top layer of the soil
d)
decaying plant or animal material 
19.

How do plants in the soil affect how fast erosion happens?

a)

It doesn't affect erosion.

b)

It slows down erosion.

c)

It speeds up erosion.

20.
The diagrams  shows a natural process that weathers rock.
 Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?
a)
frozen water acts as a solute
b)
water expands when it freezes
c)
the mass of water increases when it freezes
d)
frozen water dissolves most types of rock
21.

Which of the following is NOT an element of erosion?

a)

Water

b)

Wind

c)

Chemical

d)

Electrical Current

22.

Which of the following was formed through erosion?

a)

Eiffel Tower

b)

The Grand Canyon

c)

Mt. Rushmore

d)

The Pyramids of Giza

23.
How do plants weather rocks?
a)
during photosynthesis
b)
when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
c)
when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
d)
Plants don't weather rocks
24.
fossil fuels react with water producing acid rain that wears minerals away in the rock
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
25.

Fantasy Canyon, located in Uintah County, is a classic example of

a)

weathering and erosion in mudstone and claystone have been stripped away by water and wind, leaving the slightly more durable sandstone to be carved into bizarre, melted wax-like forms.

b)

organic erosion

c)

plate tectonics

26.

What type of changes does erosion cause?

a)

Physical changes

b)

Chemical changes

c)

Electrical changes

d)

Magnetic changes

27.

Erosion occurs when natural forces alter the landscape. What does it mean to alter a landscape?

a)

To blow dust around

b)

To change what land looks like

c)

To deposit silt at the mouth of a river

d)

To create a floodplain

28.

Which term BEST describes the rate at which glacial erosion takes place?

a)

Quick

b)

Short

c)

Slow

d)

Sudden

29.

Why is it hard to see glacial erosion in action?

a)

Because glaciers are so big

b)

Because light from glaciers refracts too much

c)

Because glaciers move very, very slowly

d)

Because glacial erosion is usually very subtle

30.

What do floodplains, sandbars, and river deltas have in common?

a)

They've all been formed by water erosion

b)

They've all been formed by glacial erosion

c)

They've all been formed by wind erosion

d)

They've all been formed by sandblasting

31.

Based on the information presented in the video, what can you infer about the type of erosion that formed the Grand Canyon?

a)

WInd erosion

b)

Water erosion

c)

Sandblasting

d)

Glacial erosion

32.

Based on the information presented in the video, what would be a simple way to prevent erosion?

a)

Blocking the wind

b)

Planting trees

c)

Preventing rainfall

d)

Preventing the flow of rivers

33.
Weathering can change any type of rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Magma is a type of rock under the Earth's surface.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Rain or river water can make rocks softer.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Erosion can occur when rain hits the dirt ground.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Sunlight, water, and air can cause erosion.
a)
True
b)
False
38.

Which of the following statements describes how water can change river valleys?

a)

Water can wear away the solid rock of river valleys NO MORE than several feet over many millions of years

b)

Water can gradually wear away the solid rock of river valleys AS MUCH AS thousands of feet over millions of years.

39.

Which of the following statements describes how wind can change valleys?

a)

Wind can gradually wear away the solid rock of river valleys AS MUCH AS thousands of feet over millions of years.

b)

Wind can wear away the solid rock of river valleys NO MORE than several feet over many millions of years.

40.

Which statement describes how rock characteristics affect rates of weathering?

a)

Rocks with GAPS AND CRACKS weather more quickly than rocks with smooth surfaces.

b)

Rocks without minerals more quickly than rocks MADE UP of many minerals.