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deposition

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

soil conservation

d)

decomposition

2.
Waves dropping sand on the beach
a)
Weathering 
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
3.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
4.
What is the correct order of the processes?
a)
they all happen at the same time
b)
erosion, weathering, deposition
c)
weathering, erosion, deposition
d)
weathering, deposition, erosion
5.
The process of moving weathered rock and depositing it in another location is called?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
6.
________ is the setting down of sediment.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
compaction
7.
Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
8.
Waves dropping sand on the beach
a)
Weathering 
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
9.
What does deposition mean?
a)
to settle in a new spot
b)
to break apart
c)
to sit still
d)
to move
10.
What does erosion mean?
a)
to break apart
b)
to settle in new spot
c)
to move
d)
to sit still