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WorksheetsWeathering, Erosion, and Deposition
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 31mins
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1.
An avalanche is an example of which process?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Volcanic Eruption
2.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place.
b)
makes the rocks last longer.
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks.
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides.
3.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
4.
A cliff formed near the ocean. Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?
a)
Warm air melted the rock.
b)
Sun rays evaporated the rock.
c)
Ocean waves washed away rock.
d)
Plant roots pushed away the rock.
5.
What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?
a)
Erosion
b)
Landslide
c)
Weathering
6.
What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?
a)
Waves
b)
Gravity
c)
Glaciers
d)
Wind
7.
The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Crop Rotation
8.
Which of these is an example of erosion?
a)
Light shining onto a mountain.
b)
Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces.
c)
Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.
d)
All of the above.
9.
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
A mess
d)
A nice place to swim
10.
What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?
a)
A glacier
b)
An iceberg
c)
An ice wedge
d)
A sand dune
11.
How do plants weather rocks?
a)
Plants don't weather rocks.
b)
When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.
c)
When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.
12.
What is the wearing away or breaking down of rocks called?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Glaciers
13.
Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down is an example of
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
An avalanche
14.
Weathering and erosion are the same thing.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another is called
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
16.
The process of carrying away weathered bits of rocks is called
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
17.
A mudslide flowing down a steep hill is called?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
18.
The process of slowly breaking rocks into smaller pieces is called
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
19.
Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.
a)
forming new land features.
b)
breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.
c)
washing away beaches.
d)
moving topsoil.
20.
Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because bits of broken rock and soil _____.
a)
stop rivers from flowing.
b)
make rich farmlands.
c)
are dropped in new places.
d)
move very slowly.
21.
Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor is an example of
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Awesome Science
22.
Which of the following is NOT a slow change to Earth's surface?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Landslides
23.
Which of the following is NOT a fast change in Earth's surface?
a)
Landslides
b)
Erosion
c)
Volcanoes Erupting
d)
Earthquakes
24.
Mechanical and chemical processes that breakdown Earth's surface
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Delta
25.
Material from broken down rocks
a)
Sediment
b)
Mass wasting
c)
Deposition
d)
Delta
26.
changes the composition of rocks (weakens them)
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mass wasting
c)
mechanical weathering
d)
delta
27.
What words do "break it, take it, drop it" match?
a)
weathering, erosion, deposition
b)
sediment, delta, deposition
c)
mechanical weathering, chemical weathering
d)
Erosion, mass wasting, sediment
28.
When will Earth's surface be done changing?
a)
It will never stop
b)
Earth's surface does not change
c)
It will stop after 5 billion years
d)
We cannot make a good estimate
29.
Which of the following is a SLOW process that changes Earth's surface?
a)
Flash flooding
b)
Earthquake
c)
Volcanic eruption
d)
wind erosion
30.
This landform is a sea arch. Which is responsible for shaping the arch?
a)
plate tectonics
b)
earthquakes
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
31.
The topsoil covering an area of land was washed away by rain. The land was most likely--
a)
steep without plant roots
b)
steep with plant roots
c)
flat without plant roots
d)
flat with plant roots
32.
Breaking down rock physically
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Delta
d)
Acid Rain
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