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WorksheetsSoil Erosion
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
1. What is weathering?
The movement of sediment
The breaking of sediment
The dropping of sediment
Q1. What is a major cause of soil erosion?
Running Water
Overgrazing
Agricultural Activities
Q7. What is soil erosion?
A naturally occurring process that affects all land forms
Type of soil
A time period
The wearing away of top soil
Small pieces of rock that have been weathered from a larger rock are known as...
sand
sediment
soil
What is soil?
It is the loose material in which plants can grow in the upper layer of Earth.
It is the leaf that grows on the plant.
It is the food that can be found inside the seed.
True or False: Soil takes very little time to form.
True
False
What kind of soil is good for growing plants?
topsoil
sand
clay
a child's stinky shoe
Wind blowing sand from one location to another is called
deposition
soil erosion
weathering
What are the common factors of soil erosion?
wind and water movements
plate tectonics
earthquakes
What is taken away during erosion?
soil
water
trees
How does wind weather a rock?
The wind slowly drills a hole in the side of a rock.
The wind smashes big rocks against each other.
The wind shakes the big rock and makes it weak.
The wind blows tiny pieces of rock against a big piece of rock. The tiny pieces slowly break the big piece.
What can help protect against wind erosion?
Rocks
Sand
Plants
People
What happens to soil if no plants are in them and it rains?
soil erosion
soil absorbs the water
soil becomes mud
soil becomes sand
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
How do plants in the soil affect how fast erosion happens?
It doesn't affect erosion.
It slows down erosion.
It speeds up erosion.
The protection of soil against erosion is called ____.
Soil pollution
Soil conservation
weathering
Soil ploughing
Human activities that increase soil erosion include
mining
overgrazing by cattle
afforestation
Both mining and overgrazing by cattle
Soil is mostly conserved by _______
afforestation
deforestation
making dams
overgrazing
Which type of soil conservation strategy is being used in this picture?
windbreakers
contour farming
planting of vegetation
terrace farming
why is it important to have soil conservation
save the soil
prevent erosion
prevent another dust bowl
all of the above
