WorksheetsWeathering, erosion, and deposition
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 54mins
_____________________ happens when rocks on Earth's surface break apart or change without moving anywhere.
Erosion
Weathering
Deposition
_____________________ is the movement of soil and rock by wind, water, ice, and gravity.
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
______________________ occurs when eroded materials stop moving and begin to build up.
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Eroded materials are called _______________________.
constructive
chemical weathering
sediments
_______________ moves material from one place to another.
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
__________________ is a process that weathers rock without a chemical reaction or change.
Physical weathering
Chemical weathering
Deposition
_____________________ changes the identity of rocks and it involves a chemical reaction or change.
Physical weathering
Chemical weathering
Deposition
This is an example of _____________________________.
physical weathering
chemical weathering
_____________________ is solid material (matter) moved by wind and water that settles on the surface of land or the bottom of a body of water.
deposition
sediment
erosion
The Grand Canyon was caused by _____________________ erosion from the Colorado River.
water
wind
A flat incline results in (more/less) _____________ erosion.
more
less
A steep incline results in (more/less) _____________ erosion.
more
less
Landslides erode and ____________ dirt and rock because what gets moved must get dropped off.
move
dissolve
deposit
Mass movement that contains 60% of water.
Landslide
Slump
Mudslide
Rockslide
Factors that cause erosion.
Wind, living organisms, trees
Water, wind, ice and gravity
Water and gravity
Living organisms
Difference between weathering and erosion.
Weathering includes living organisms
Erosion is just the breaking of the rocks.
Erosion is the movement of the rocks and weathering just the breaking.
Erosion does not happen in some regions.
Deposition
Is the settling of the rocks.
Changes the form of land in the planet
Comes after erosion.
All are correct.
Chemical weathering is not caused by
Abrasion
Carbonation
Hydrolysis
Oxidation
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
