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SEEd 5.1.3 Weathering, Erosion, Deposition

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process that breaks rocks apart without changing their chemical composition.

a)

Chemical Weathering

b)

Physical Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

2.

The process that moves bits of rock or soil from one place to another .

a)

Chemical Weathering

b)

Physical Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

3.

Changes within the rock’s minerals that break down bonds holding the rocks together.

a)

Chemical Weathering

b)

Physical Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

4.

The process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform.

a)

Chemical Weathering

b)

Physical Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

5.

Chemical weathering is not caused by

a)

Abrasion

b)

Carbonation

c)

Hydrolysis

d)

Oxidation

6.

Physical weathering is caused by all but this.

a)

Abrasion

b)

Burrowing

c)

Ice wedging

d)

Oxidation

7.

The process by which rocks are broken down

a)

Weathering

b)

Deposition

c)

Erosion

d)

Sedimentation

8.

The process in which wind, water, ice or gravity transport rock fragments from one location to another

a)

Weathering

b)

Sedimentation

c)

Erosion

d)

Deposition

9.

The process in which sediment settles out (drops to the bottom) of the water or wind that is carrying it

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Sedimentation

d)

Deposition

10.

Water gradually wearing down and smoothing rocks over a long period of time is an example of...

a)

physical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

c)

deposition

d)

erosion

11.

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...

a)

physical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

12.

Waves dropping sand onto land until a beach is formed is an example of...

a)

physical weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

chemical weathering

13.

Acid rain slowly wearing away rock over time is an example of...

a)

chemical weathering

b)

physical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

14.

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking rocks or pavement apart is an example of...

a)

chemical weathering

b)

physical weathering

c)

deposition

d)

erosion

15.

Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth's surface by...

a)

forming new land features.

b)

washing away beaches.

c)

breaking down large rocks in to smaller ones.

d)

moving topsoil.

16.

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of...

a)

physical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

17.

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

18.

How do plants weather rocks?

a)

During photosynthesis

b)

When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks

c)

When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand, the rock breaks

d)

Plants don't weather rocks