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Weathering, Erosion, & Deposition

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Weathering is the process of -

Moving sediment from one place to another

Dropping or leaving sediment in a location

Breaking down rocks into sediment

An example of chemical weathering is -

Ice wedging

Oxidation

Animals burrowing

Crashing waves

An example of physical weathering is -

Plant roots and leaves releasing acids

Carbonic acid dissolving limestone

Large temperature changes

Lichens growing on rocks

Ice wedging is an example of -

Physical weathering

Chemical weathering

Both physical AND chemical weathering

Bobby observed that a metal trash can was covered with rust. What type of weathering caused the rust on the trash can?

Mechanical weathering

Wind weathering

Chemical weathering

Erosion weathering

What human activities can increase the rate of weathering?

Increasing the amount of acid rain

Paving over large portions of land

All of the other answers.

Strip mining and agriculture

The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

weathering

erosion

deposition

dumptruck

This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.

mechanical weathering

chemical weathering

erosion weathering

deposition

This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock.

mechanical weathering

chemical weathering

erosion weathering

deposition

10.

Select the answer that shows the order of events a rock goes through.

erosion, weathering, deposition

weathering, erosion, deposition

deposition, weathering erosion

erosion, deposition, weathering

11.

Which of these is an example of erosion?

Light shinning onto a mountain

Rain breaking down rock

Wind blowing away sediment

All of the above

12.

How do sandy beaches form?

Waves pounding pebbles int smaller and smaller peices

Wind eroding pebbles into smaller pieces

Water freezing and thawing the cracks of pebbles

Rain wearing away rocks into smaller and smaller pieces

13.

How do plants weather rocks?

during photosynthesis

when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock

when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves

Plants don't weather rocks

14.

Wind blowing sand from one location to another

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

15.

What is the geological process by which sediment and soil builds up in an area?

Erosion

Weathering

Deposition

16.

This is the process of dropping sediment in a new location.

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

17.

When camping in west Texas, we wake one morning to discover that our car and tent are covered with a thin layer of sand.

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

18.

A beautiful display of bluebonnets bloomed along the bank of the river, but after the storm last night, the flowers and a large section of the soil in which they grew is gone.

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

19.

When we walk along the seashore, we look for shark teeth in the sand. Sometimes we also find unbroken sand dollars, too.

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

20.

When it rains, the water flows across our pasture into this sunken area. We think that there is a cave under our pasture.

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

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Weathering, Erosion, & Deposition

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

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