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Soil, Rocks, and Landforms

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The nutrients for plants in the soil is called ________.

a)

minerals

b)

humus

c)

erosion

d)

silt

2.

__________ is the material rocks are made of.

a)

Humus

b)

Glaciers

c)

Landforms

d)

Minerals

3.

____________ means to rot away.

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Decay

d)

Landslides

4.

____________ are frozen rivers.

a)

Landforms

b)

Glaciers

c)

Soil

d)

Minerals

5.

__________ are when rocks fall.

a)

Weathering

b)

Landslides

c)

Erosion

d)

Glaciers

6.

____________ means taking away of weathered rock.

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Landslides

7.

________ is made of several sizes of rock.

a)

Silt

b)

Soil

c)

Minerals

d)

Glaciers

8.

____________ is the breaking apart of rocks.

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Landslides

9.

_____________ is when sand or rocks settle to the bottom of the ocean.

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Landslides

10.

The smaller pieces of rock that are smaller than sand are called ____________.

a)

soil

b)

glaciers

c)

minerals

d)

silt

11.

_____________ weathering is when rocks fall and break apart into smaller pieces.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

Erosion

d)

Deposition

12.

______________ weathering is when minerals in rocks are changed by chemicals in water and air.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion