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Weathering Erosion and Deposition quiz 3/17/20

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is weathering?

a)

The breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces

b)

The build up of rocks into larger pieces

c)

Sediment being melted by the sun

d)

Plants growing due to massive flooding

2.

What does some sediment become?

a)

Wind

b)

Grass

c)

Soil

d)

Water

3.

How many types of weathering are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

What type of weathering does not change chemical composition?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

Nuclear

d)

Solar

5.

Which is an example of physical weathering?

a)

acid rain dissolving limestone

b)

the statue of liberty turning green

c)

a bike rusting in the rain

d)

running river water smoothing rocks

6.

Which is an example of chemical weathering?

a)

ice cracking a rock

b)

limestone being dissolved by acid rain

c)

a rushing river smoothing stones

d)

a landslide washing away a hillside

7.

Weathering can create new _______ for ___________

a)

soil/ecosystems

b)

rocks/volcanoes

c)

apples/oranges

d)

metal/cars

8.

True or False: Erosion is the movement of sediment from one place to another ?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which of these was formed by erosion

a)

rivers

b)

canyons

c)

caves

d)

all of these were formed by erosion

10.

What also moves with rocks when there is erosion?

a)

soil

b)

oil

c)

land animals

d)

birds

11.

What does deposition create

a)

new soil for plants

b)

new soil for organisms

c)

both new soil for plants and organisms

12.

Which of these are formed by deposition?

a)

Sand dunes

b)

Deltas

c)

Barrier Islands

d)

All of these things are formed by deposition

13.
Wind blows sand onto rocks and slowly breaks down the rock
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
14.
Water gets into cracks of a rock, when the water freezes it breaks up the rock
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
15.
A mudslide dumps a large pile of mud onto a road
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
16.
Waves wash sand onto land until a beach is formed
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
17.
small islands made of sediment called deltas form at the end of rivers
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
18.
A stream widens into a river over time as the sides get worn away
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
19.

Acid rain melts the features of a statue

a)

Mechanical Weathering

b)

Chemical Weathering

c)

Erosion

d)

Deposition

20.
Salt water eats away at rock
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition

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