WorksheetsWeathering/Erosion/Deposition Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Over many years the bottom of a lake gets higher and higher. What could cause this slow change?
The climate getting warmer
Sediments are deposited at the bottom of the lake
The Sun is evaporating the water
A hurricane brings heavy rain
Which of the following changes to the Earth's surface is mostly created by moving wind?
Deep cracks forming
Rocks getting rounded
Large dunes moving
Tall mountains rising
This rock formation formed over many millions of years. What force most likely created it?
A glacier pushing rocks ahead of it
A river bringing rocks down a mountain
Wind-blown sand carving large rocks
A volcano blasting rocks great distances
Dunes are large piles of sand that shift slowly around in deserts and on beaches. What causes the dune to move from place to place?
Rushing rivers
Blowing winds
Freezing water
Weathering rock
When ice forms, it causes weathering by-
holding water
lifting sediment
cooling wind
breaking rocks
Weathering is...
The breaking down of rocks
Carrying broken down sediment to new locations
The temperature outside
Erosion is...
The breaking down of rocks
The movement of sediment from one location to another by ice, wind or water
Not real
Slow changes like weathering, erosion, and deposition are the result of moving water and ice along with-
pressure
heat
tides
wind
Where are you most likely to find rocks that have become smoothed and rounded?
At the bottom of the ocean
Deep within the Earth
On the top of a hill
In a fast moving river
Caves are large empty spaces below the surface of the Earth. Which of the following processes forms caves over millions of years?
Rivers carry mud and silt and then deposit them
Water flowing underground carries away minerals
Volcanic eruptions leave behind hollow areas
Ocean currents move sediment along the beaches
