WorksheetsRocks, Weathering, and Erosion
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 43mins
Erosion is....
Rocks being broken down by the sun.
When rocks are broken down into small grains and soil by wind and water.
When rocks or soil are being moved from one place to another by wind and/or water.
Being eroded by natural disasters.
Freezing ice found in the cracks of a rock is an example of what?
Melting
Erosion
Weathering
Freezing
How do scientist classify rocks?
weight
physical attributes
height
What is weathering?
When rocks are broken down into small grains and soil by wind and/or water over time.
Things are eroded by natural disasters
When rocks are being broken down by the sun.
When soil is being eroded by the sun.
What is the name of the scale used to measure hardness?
Maw's
Einstein's
Mohn's
Mohs'
What is luster?
How hard a rock or mineral is
How shiny or dull a rock or mineral is
The color of a rock or mineral
How a rock or mineral feels
The physical attribute of how a rock feels is what?
Color
Luster
Texture
Hardness
The physical attribute observed in a streak test is what?
hardness
color
texture
luster
What can we use to measure the hardness of a rock?
Fingernail
Penny
Paper Clip
All of the above
What is another word for physical attribute?
cheerful
streak test
observable trait
color
