WorksheetsWeathering,Erosion and Deposition
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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.
2.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Decomposition
3.
What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?
a)
Deposition
b)
Landslide
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
4.
What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?
a)
A glacier
b)
An iceberg
c)
An ice wedge
d)
A sand dune
5.
A delta is formed by the action of -
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
condensation
6.
Weathering and erosion are the same thing.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Rocks being picked up and carried downstream is an example of ____________.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
8.
This is the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
9.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
10.
What does erosion mean?
a)
to break apart
b)
to settle in new spot
c)
to move
d)
to sit still
11.
What does deposition mean?
a)
to settle in a new spot
b)
to break apart
c)
to sit still
d)
to move
12.
What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?
a)
Erosion
b)
Landslide
c)
Weathering
13.
The process of slowly breaking rocks into smaller pieces is called
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
14.
The dropping off of sediments in a new place is called __________.
a)
departing
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
d)
weathering
15.
Weathering, erosion, and deposition occur over many________.
a)
days
b)
years
c)
hours
d)
months
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