WorksheetsSEEd 5.1.3 Weathering, Erosion, Deposition
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 14mins
The process that breaks rocks apart without changing their chemical composition.
Chemical Weathering
Physical Weathering
Deposition
Erosion
The process that moves bits of rock or soil from one place to another .
Chemical Weathering
Physical Weathering
Deposition
Erosion
Changes within the rock’s minerals that break down bonds holding the rocks together.
Chemical Weathering
Physical Weathering
Deposition
Erosion
The process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform.
Chemical Weathering
Physical Weathering
Deposition
Erosion
Chemical weathering is not caused by
Abrasion
Carbonation
Hydrolysis
Oxidation
Physical weathering is caused by all but this.
Abrasion
Burrowing
Ice wedging
Oxidation
The process by which rocks are broken down
Weathering
Deposition
Erosion
Sedimentation
The process in which wind, water, ice or gravity transport rock fragments from one location to another
Weathering
Sedimentation
Erosion
Deposition
The process in which sediment settles out (drops to the bottom) of the water or wind that is carrying it
Weathering
Erosion
Sedimentation
Deposition
Water gradually wearing down and smoothing rocks over a long period of time is an example of...
physical weathering
chemical weathering
deposition
erosion
When iron in rocks reacts with oxygen, it forms iron oxide (rust), which weakens rocks and causes them to break apart. This is an example of...
physical weathering
chemical weathering
erosion
deposition
Waves dropping sand onto land until a beach is formed is an example of...
physical weathering
erosion
deposition
chemical weathering
Acid rain slowly wearing away rock over time is an example of...
chemical weathering
physical weathering
erosion
deposition
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking rocks or pavement apart is an example of...
chemical weathering
physical weathering
deposition
erosion
Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth's surface by...
forming new land features.
washing away beaches.
breaking down large rocks in to smaller ones.
moving topsoil.
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of...
physical weathering
chemical weathering
erosion
deposition
What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?
A glacier
An iceberg
An ice wedge
A sand dune
How do plants weather rocks?
During photosynthesis
When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks
When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand, the rock breaks
Plants don't weather rocks
