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Weathering and Erosion

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A river moves rocks by carrying them in its current.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
2.
Water dissolves part of a rock, making an underground cave.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
3.
Small pieces of sand are carried by the wind.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
4.

the general terms for the movement of sediment by wind, water, glaciers

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

5.
Weathering is...
a)
the breaking apart, wearing away, or dissolving of rock. 
b)
the scraping away of materials
c)
material that comes from the weathering of rock
d)
the moving of sediment and rock from one place to another. 
6.
What is it called when weathered rock is carried away?
a)
Weathering 
b)
Raining
c)
Erosion
d)
Breaking
7.

The two main types of weathering are:

a)

mechanical and physical

b)

potential and kinetic

c)

chemical and physical

d)

potential and chemical

8.

In what way are weathering and erosion the same?

a)

Both move sediment from one place to another.

b)

Both break down rocks into smaller pieces

c)

Both change the Earth's surface

d)

Both leave sediment in new places

9.

_____________________ is the movement of soil and rock by wind, water, ice, and gravity.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

10.

______________________ occurs when eroded materials stop moving and begin to build up.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

11.

This is an example of _____________________________.

a)

physical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

12.

This is an example of __________________________.

a)

physical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

13.

The Grand Canyon was caused by _____________________ erosion from the Colorado River.

a)

water

b)

wind

14.

A steep incline results in (more/less) _____________ erosion.

a)

more

b)

less

15.

A ______________ is a hill of sand created by the wind.

a)

dune

b)

delta

c)

sediment