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Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How can wind change a sand dune?

a)

Water can wash the sand away.

b)

Strong winds can blow sand off the dunes.

c)

Wind can blow sand into the water.

2.

What are the 4 main agents of change?

a)

Ice, Snow, Rocks

b)

Landslides, Erosion, Volcanoes, Flooding

c)

Wind, Water, Ice, Gravity

3.
A student hiking in a rock area on a mountain notices that wide, deep cracks have formed in some of the large rocks. Some of the cracks are so large that the rocks have broken apart. Which process most likely caused these rocks to crack and creak? 
a)
Erosion by wind
b)
Water freezing and thawing
c)
Erosion by fast-moving
d)
Sediments being deposited.
4.

Weathering is the process of -

a)

Moving sediment from one place to another

b)

Dropping or leaving sediment in a location

c)

Breaking down rocks into sediment

5.
What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?
a)
deposition
b)
landslide
c)
weathering
d)
erosion
6.
How are canyons formed?
a)
Wind blows sand into high piles, which form the canyon walls.
b)
Rivers erode soil and rock over time, leaving behind canyon walls.
c)
Gravity causes rocks to fall from mountain sides onto valley floors.
d)
Ice freezes and thaws in cracks of rocks, and the cracks become canyons.
7.
A cliff formed near the ocean.  Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?
a)
Warm air melted the rock.
b)
Sun rays evaporated the rock.
c)
Ocean waves washed away rock.
d)
Plant roots pushed away the rock.
8.
Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.
a)
forming new land features
b)
breaking down large rocks into smaller ones
c)
washing away beaches
d)
severely draining topsoil
9.
Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because eroded materials _____.
a)
stop the river's flow
b)
make rich farmlands
c)
are dropped in new places
d)
move very slowly
10.

Weathering is the breaking down of rock into ___________.

a)

boulders

b)

sediment

c)

ice

d)

mountains

11.

_________is the movement of sediment from one place to another.

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Movin on up!

12.

The dropping off of sediments in a new place is called __________.

a)

weathering

b)

deposition

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

drop off zone

13.

Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition are examples of ________ changes in the Earth's surface.

a)

Fast

b)

Very fast

c)

Super fast

d)

slow

14.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of weathering, erosion, and deposition?

a)

Wind

b)

ice

c)

fire

d)

water

15.

What is sediment?

a)

bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks

b)

decaying plant or animal material

c)

the process of rocks being broken down and carried away

d)

the top layer of the soil

16.

When wind, water, or ice deposit materials in a location, this is known as:

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Moving Around

17.

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of...

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Washing out

18.

The process of breaking up, wearing away, and dissolving of rocks on Earth's surface is called...

a)

deposition

b)

weathering

c)

erosion

d)

sediment

19.

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart is...

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

20.

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)

causes rocks to fall in landslides

d)

expands cracks and breaks rocks