WorksheetsWeathering and erosion 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 35mins
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Class
Date
1.
Denudation is the wearing away away of the Earth's rocks and soil. The two main processes of denudation are:
a)
Weathering
b)
Scree
c)
Erosion
d)
Mass Movement
2.
What is the breaking down of rocks called?
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
weathering
d)
compaction
3.
(a) is the breaking down of rocks and soil and the transportation of this material.
4.
Name two types of weathering.
a)
renewable
b)
mechanical
c)
chemical
d)
finite
5.
Name this type of mechanical weathering.
(a)
6.
Explain how freeze - thaw action takes place.
(use step 1, step 2, step 3 means of explaining if needed). Full sentences.
4 lines
7.
Rocks dissolved as a result of a chemical reaction is know as (a) weathering.
8.
An example of chemical weathering is (a) .
9.
Explain how carbonation takes place.
Full sentences.
4 lines
10.
An example of where carbonation has created a unique can be seen at The (a) , Co. Clare.
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