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WorksheetsErosion 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins
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Class
Date
1.
The process by which rocks are broken down chemically or physically is known as:
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Transportation
2.
What is mechanical weathering?
a)
Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.
b)
Rocks are broken down through chemical changes.
c)
Rocks are worn away from acid in plant roots.
d)
Rocks broken down by machinery.
3.
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
4.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
5.
Waves dropping sand on the beach
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
6.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart is called?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
7.
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
8.
How wells dry out?
a)
ground water is removed slowly than it replaced
b)
ground water get trapped in an aquifer
c)
ground water is removed more quickly than it is replaced
d)
ground water becomes contaminated with pollutants
9.
A(n) ____ is the triangular or fan-shaped deposit of sediment that forms where a river empties into an ocean or lake.
a)
alluvial fan
b)
delta
c)
meander
d)
drainage basin
10.
Deposition is a process that
a)
Dissolves sediment
b)
Breaks down rock to form sediment
c)
Removes sediment from land forms
d)
Drops sediment to form landforms
11.
What landform can you see in the picture?
a)
Meanders
b)
Rapids
c)
Estuary
d)
V shaped valleys
12.
The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
core
13.
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
a)
the crust
b)
the mantle
c)
the outer core
d)
the inner core
14.
Which Layer creates the Earth's magnetic field?
a)
The Mantle
b)
The Outer Core
c)
The Crust
15.
Match 4
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
16.
Match 1
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
17.
What is the profile view to Topographic Map #1?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.
Which climate will have faster mechanical weathering?
a)
Hot and Dry
b)
Hot and Wet
c)
Cold and Wet
d)
Cold and Dry
19.
If you drop a piece of chalk into a cup of vinegar, the chalk will fizz and dissolve after a few minutes. This process is an example of:
a)
chemical weathering
b)
differential weathering
c)
mechanical weathering
d)
infiltration
20.
Which hill is steeper?
a)
A
b)
B
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