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Weathering, Erosion and Deposition

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rocks breaking loose along parallel fractures, like onion layers because of pressure.

a)

exfoliation

b)

biotic

c)

abrasion

d)

bioerosion

2.

Cracking or breaking of rock due to expansion caused by the freezing of water into ice

a)

exfoliation

b)

thermal

c)

bioerosion

d)

ice wedging

3.

a weathering caused by living organisms

a)

abrasion

b)

thermal weathering

c)

biotic weathering

d)

exfoliation

4.

wearing or grinding of rocks by small sedimentary particles carried by wind, water, or ice

a)

thermal

b)

abrasion

c)

bioerosion

d)

exfoliation

5.

Cracking or breaking of rock as a result of extreme changes in temperature

a)

abrasion

b)

biotic

c)

thermal

d)

exfoliation

6.

It is the process that wears away surface and moves sediments from one place to another.

a)

weathering

b)

deposition

c)

abrasion

d)

erosion

7.

Which will most likely cause the formation of huge U-shaped valley?

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

glaciers

d)

heat

8.

Which will most likely cause the formation of sand dunes?

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

ice

d)

waves

9.

How do sandy beaches form?

a)

Waves breaking pebbles into tiny particles.

b)

Freezing and thawing of sea water

c)

Rivers eroding sand from the mountains

d)

Wind carrying soil along the shore

10.

The force that pulls rocks and soil down the slopes.

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

gravity

d)

ice

11.

erosion caused by living organisms, boring, drilling, rasping, or scraping ocean rocks

a)

deposition

b)

bioerosion

c)

erosion by water

d)

erosion by wind

12.

Dropping or laying down of sediments that occurs when agents of erosion lose energy

a)

weathering

b)

deposition

c)

erosion

d)

abrasion