WorksheetsEarth's Surface
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 13mins
The formation of (a) rock occurs through weather, erosion, deposition, compaction, and finally cementation.
There are three types of rock. Select each type talked about in class
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Hard
Igneous
A key identifying factor of sedimentary rock is that it has ______. We observed this in our water bottle experiment.
Shells
Layers
Colors
Worms
What causes weathering?
Wind and rain
Wind
Rain
Sediment
Select the fossil fuels
Oil
Natural Gas
Coal
True or false: Fossil fuels take millions of years to form (nonrenewable)
True
False
What is an example of a renewable resource?
Coal
Sunlight
Natural Gas
What classifies as a "rapid change" to Earth's surface?
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Weathering
Landslides
What classifies as a "slow change" to Earth's surface?
Deposition
Compaction
Weathering
Erosion
What is the definition of weathering?
The breaking down of rock into sediments.
The movement of sediments from one place to another.
The dropping off of sediments in a new location.
What is the definition of deposition?
The breaking down of rock into sediments.
The movement of sediments from one place to another.
The dropping off of sediments in a new location.
What is the definition of erosion?
The breaking down of rock into sediments.
The movement of sediments from one place to another.
The dropping off of sediments in a new location.
What is a landform?
Land on Earth that is formed
Sediment
Continents
A natural feature of the Earth's surface
What causes a canyon to form?
Glacial weathering and erosion
Deposition of sediments as the water slows down
Weathering and erosion of flash floods or rivers
Deposition of sand by wind
What causes a sand dune to form?
Glacial weathering and erosion
Deposition of sediments as the water slows down
Weathering and erosion of flash floods or rivers
Deposition of sand by wind
What causes a u-shaped valley to form?
Glacial weathering and erosion
Deposition of sediments as the water slows down
Weathering and erosion of flash floods or rivers
Deposition of sand by wind
What causes a river delta to form?
Glacial weathering and erosion
Deposition of sediments as the water slows down
Weathering and erosion of flash floods or rivers
Deposition of sand by wind
True or False: The agents of change are ice, wind, water, and waves
True
False
Put the sedimentary rock cycle in order using the word bank
Weathering
Compaction
Deposition
Erosion
Cementation
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