WorksheetsEH: Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 52mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the movement of soil from one place to another?
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
discharge
d)
erosion
2.
What causes a valley to form first?
a)
earthquake
b)
running water
c)
landslide
d)
erosion by wind
3.
Which type of sediment will be dropped first as the wind slows?
a)
biggest
b)
smallest
c)
heaviest
d)
lightest
4.
What is sediment?
a)
the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
b)
bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
c)
the top layer of the soil
d)
decaying plant or animal material
5.
Which agents break down earth materials?
a)
wind only
b)
earthquakes and gravity
c)
ice and 007
d)
wind, water, and ice
6.
What is a basin?
a)
a sizable inland body of water
b)
an area of land drained by a given river and its branches
c)
land usually level, at low elevation
d)
an area of flat or rolling land at high elevation
7.
Define delta.
a)
a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas
b)
a point of land that extends into a river, lake or ocean
c)
a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded by water on three sides
d)
a flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
8.
Deep narrow valley with steep sides. Often it has a stream or river flowing through it
a)
canyon
b)
cape
c)
moraine
d)
plateau
9.
Land formed at the mouth of a river by deposited silt. Fan or triangle shaped
a)
gap
b)
key
c)
continental divide
d)
delta
10.
A body of salt water larger than a sea is a ...
a)
bay
b)
lake
c)
ocean
d)
glacier
11.
An opening in the earth through which lava, rock, ashes, and gases are forced out is a...
a)
mountain
b)
volcano
c)
geyser
d)
bay
12.
Land that rises above the land around it is a ...
a)
hill
b)
island
c)
peak
d)
bay
13.
A large stream of water that flows across land is a ...
a)
sea
b)
ocean
c)
river
d)
lake
14.
A high, wide area of land with steep sides is a ...
a)
inlet
b)
plateau
c)
canyon
d)
plain
15.
A deep narrow valley with steep sides is a ...
a)
canyon
b)
channel
c)
plateau
d)
plain
16.
Land that has water on all sides is an...
a)
inlet
b)
archipelago
c)
island
d)
isthmus
17.
An area of very dry land is a...
a)
valley
b)
plain
c)
plateau
d)
desert
18.
What type of landform has high, steep slopes of rock found along coasts, mountainous areas, and along rivers?
a)
Cliff
b)
Canyon
c)
Plateau
d)
Valley
19.
A river carries dirt and mud out of the land it runs through
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
20.
small islands made of sediment called deltas form at the end of rivers
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
21.
A stream widens into a river over time as the sides get worn away
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
22.
Adding sediment to a location
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
23.
Removing Sediment from a location
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
24.
Wind blowing and moving sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
25.
Waves dropping sand on the beach
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
26.
Rain WASHING away and MOVING soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
27.
Flood waters moving soil from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
28.
Weathering is the MOVING of rocks.
a)
True (yes)
b)
False (no)
29.
MOVING small rocks to another place is
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
30.
Breaking rocks into smaller pieces is called
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
31.
Weathering and erosion are the same thing.
a)
True (yes)
b)
False (no)
32.
Wind BLOWING and MOVING sand is
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
33.
Waves DROPPING sand on the beach is called?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
34.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and BREAKING the rocks is?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
35.
The process that breaks rocks on Earth is
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Decomposition
36.
What is the wearing away or breaking down of rocks called?
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Glaciers
d)
Weathering
37.
Which will deposit first, smaller particles of sediment or larger particles?
a)
smaller particles
b)
larger particles
38.
When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
39.
Earth's surface features are continually changing... this is due to
a)
wearing away of the surface
b)
building up of the surface
c)
Both wearing away and building up
40.
Roots break apart a side walk
a)
Chemical weathering
b)
Physical weathering
41.
Carbon dioxide in rainwater dissolves limestone
a)
Chemical weathering
b)
Mechanical weathering
42.
The iron in the stones of the Grand Canyon turn the color of red
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
43.
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
44.
These rocks were made smooth by wind blowing smaller rock particles across their surface. This is an example of:
a)
ice wedging
b)
chemical weathering
c)
acid rain
d)
abrasion
45.
When water goes into cracks in rocks, freezes, expands, thaws and repeats the process it is called _____________________.
a)
Ice wedging
b)
root pry
c)
animal action
d)
oxidation
46.
Water and carbon dioxide combine to form_____________________________.
a)
acid rain
b)
carbonic acid
c)
oxidation
47.
A loop like bend in the course of a river
a)
meander
b)
tributary
c)
waterfall
d)
rill
48.
Two students are exploring a creek in their neighborhood. In one area, the creek has exposed a layer of shale. What kind of environment might have once existed here to create that rock layer? (Mark the one best answer.)
a)
A river
b)
A coral reef
c)
A swamp
d)
A sandy beach
49.
The process in which pressure from other layers is applied to sediment and squeezes out water from between particles
a)
Cement
b)
Compaction
c)
Cementation
d)
Precipitate
50.
Which type of rock would most likely form in a swamp?
a)
Shale
b)
Sandstone
c)
Limestone
51.
Which type of rock would most likely form in a mudflat?
a)
Shale
b)
Sandstone
c)
Limestone
52.
Which type of rock would most likely form in a sand dune?
a)
Shale
b)
Sandstone
c)
Limestone
53.
Which type of rock would most likely form on the coast of a beach?
a)
sandstone
b)
shale
c)
limestone
54.
Which type of rock would most likely form on the ocean floor?
a)
Shale
b)
Sandstone
c)
Limestone
55.
_______________ is a sedimentary rock composed of clay or silt.
a)
Sandstone
b)
Limestone
c)
Shale
56.
________________________ is a sedimentary rock composed of sand particles stuck together
a)
Sandstone
b)
Limestone
c)
Shale
57.
______________ is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcite.
a)
Limestone
b)
Sandstone
c)
Shale
58.
_________ is the deposition of cement in the spaces between particles of sediment:
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
cementation
c)
lithification
d)
compaction
59.
__________ decreasing the volume of accumulated sediments by using pressure to decrease the size and number of the spaces between the particles:
a)
compaction
b)
cementation
c)
stratification
d)
sedimentary rock
60.
_______ is calcium carbonate from the shells of dead animals that has settled to the bottom as sediment:
a)
shale
b)
ooze
c)
groundwater
d)
cement
61.
_____________ is a large low area where sediments have been deposited:
a)
basin
b)
container
c)
calcite
d)
layer
62.
Which process, compaction or cementation, is most likely to produce SHALE?
a)
compaction
b)
cementation
63.
Which process, compaction or cementation, is likely to produce SANDSTONE?
a)
compaction
b)
cementation
64.
____________ is water that has soaked into the ground and fills up spaces between rocks or deposited materials:
a)
juice
b)
groundwater
c)
cement
d)
ooze
65.
The carrying away of weathered earth materials by water, wind, or ice is called:
a)
transportation
b)
erosion
c)
abrasion
d)
frost wedging
66.
______ is the breaking of rocks by rubbing and bumping into each other.
a)
transportation
b)
abrasion
c)
watering
d)
elevation
67.
A very angular rock, with many sharp edges is:
a)
very abraded
b)
not very abraded
68.
A well-rounded rock is:
a)
very abraded
b)
not very abraded
69.
Sediments that travel along a river or stream often end up in a large, lower area called a:
a)
shore
b)
basin
c)
canyon
d)
beach
70.
What is sediment?
a)
the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
b)
bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
c)
the top layer of the soil
d)
decaying plant or animal material
71.
What happens when weathering and erosion work together?
a)
New Mountains are created
b)
The climate changes overnight
c)
Metal objects become rusty
d)
They change the Earth's surface
72.
How do plants weather rocks?
a)
during photosynthesis
b)
when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
c)
when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
d)
Plants don't weather rocks
73.
How do we know that a rock has been weathered?
a)
it has sharp edges
b)
it has round edges
74.
The process when soil or rock are left or placed in a new location.
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering
c)
Mass movement
d)
Deposition
75.
The process of grinding rocks is called
a)
tilling
b)
surging
c)
plucking
d)
abrasion
76.
Weathering, erosion, and deposition occur over many________.
a)
days
b)
years
c)
hours
d)
months
77.
______ is the settling of sediments in a basin or delta:
a)
compaction
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
abrasion
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