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WorksheetsWeathering, Erosion and Deposition
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
Rocks breaking loose along parallel fractures, like onion layers because of pressure.
exfoliation
biotic
abrasion
bioerosion
Cracking or breaking of rock due to expansion caused by the freezing of water into ice
exfoliation
thermal
bioerosion
ice wedging
a weathering caused by living organisms
abrasion
thermal weathering
biotic weathering
exfoliation
wearing or grinding of rocks by small sedimentary particles carried by wind, water, or ice
thermal
abrasion
bioerosion
exfoliation
Cracking or breaking of rock as a result of extreme changes in temperature
abrasion
biotic
thermal
exfoliation
It is the process that wears away surface and moves sediments from one place to another.
weathering
deposition
abrasion
erosion
Which will most likely cause the formation of huge U-shaped valley?
wind
water
glaciers
heat
Which will most likely cause the formation of sand dunes?
wind
water
ice
waves
How do sandy beaches form?
Waves breaking pebbles into tiny particles.
Freezing and thawing of sea water
Rivers eroding sand from the mountains
Wind carrying soil along the shore
The force that pulls rocks and soil down the slopes.
wind
water
gravity
ice
erosion caused by living organisms, boring, drilling, rasping, or scraping ocean rocks
deposition
bioerosion
erosion by water
erosion by wind
Dropping or laying down of sediments that occurs when agents of erosion lose energy
weathering
deposition
erosion
abrasion
