wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Lesson 1&2 Earth Science Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is deposition?

a)

The settling of sediment in a new place.

b)

The loosening and movement of weathered bits of sediment from one place to another.

c)

The natural process of breaking down rock into sediment

2.

What is erosion?

a)

The settling of sediment in a new place.

b)

The loosening and movement of weathered bits of sediment from one place to another.

c)

The natural process of breaking down rock into sediment

3.

What is weathering?

a)

The settling of sediment in a new place.

b)

The loosening and movement of weathered bits of sediment from one place to another.

c)

The natural process of breaking down rock into sediment.

4.

Which of the following is an example of how wind changes Earth’s surface in a desert?

a)

sand ripples in the desert

b)

desert plants clustered together

c)

a pond forming after a storm

5.

Sediments are

a)

rocks that are weathered by water.

b)

deposited pieces of eroded material.

c)

the chemicals that make up rocks.

6.

Minerals are

a)

rocks that are weathered by water.

b)

deposited pieces of eroded material.

c)

the chemicals that make up rocks.

7.

What is a glacier?

a)

U shaped valley

b)

slow moving river of ice

c)

weathered bits of rocks and soil

8.

What is the process of ice wedging?

a)

Snow and rocks are deposited in layers and form sedimentary rock.

b)

Water in a pond freezes into a single piece of ice.

c)

Cracks in a rock get bigger when water inside them freezes.

9.

How does rainwater cause erosion?

a)

it hits the soil to loosen it

b)

it dissolves the minerals in the rock

c)

it creates streams that carry away soil

d)

it grinds the ground with sand as water rushes over it

10.

The new layers that a rainstorm deposits ________ the older layers.

a)

are the same color as

b)

contain the same materials as

c)

might have different colors than

d)

are always made of different materials than

11.

Ice wedging causes weathering because

a)

gravity makes pieces of rock fall off.

b)

Ice melts and spreads the rock apart.

c)

water freezes and makes cracks bigger.

d)

all of the above

12.

Sedimentary rocks are

a)

the least common type of rock.

b)

the newest layers of sediments.

c)

rocks created from deposited materials.

13.

Which of the following is an example of weathering?

a)

roots breaking down rock

b)

tree holding soil in place

c)

water washing away soil