WorksheetsWeathering and Erosion Y8
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is NOT an example of weathering?
Onion skin
Biological
Coal mining
Freeze thaw
Select those below that are agents of erosion
Wind
Oceans
Rivers
Ice
Soil
Select the three stages of the erosion process that are in the right order.
Erosion, Transportation, Deposition
Erosion. Deposition, Transportation
Transportation, Erosion, Deposition
Deposition, Erosion, Transportation
Erosion refers to what?
The wearing away of rock
The movement of loose material
The dropping of material in a new place
Transportation refers to what?
The wearing away of rock
The movement of loose material
The dropping of material in a new place
Deposition refers to what?
The wearing away of rock
The movement of loose material
The dropping of material in a new place
True or False?
Hard rock will erode more slowly than soft rock.
True
False
Plants growing in small cracks in the rocks and splitting the rocks apart is an example of which type of weathering?
Onion Skin
Biological
Chemical
Freeze thaw
Rainwater containing small traces of acids that eat into the rocks is an example of which type of weathering?
Onion Skin
Biological
Chemical
Freeze thaw
Changes in temperature between hot and cold causing the surface to crack and peel is an example of which type of weathering?
Onion Skin
Biological
Chemical
Freeze thaw
Water that freezes and expands repeatedly in cracks to cause the rock to split and crack is an example of which type of weathering?
Onion Skin
Biological
Chemical
Freeze thaw
Mechanical and chemical processes that break down rocks.
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Transportation
What most likely caused this kind of weathering?
Biological
Chemical
Ice
Freeze-thaw
Mechanical and chemical processes that break down Earth's surface
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Delta
What is more likely to have enough energy to erode and move the biggest boulders and lumps of rock?
Wind
Ice
Ocean
River
Sand and dust being moved from one place to another is often a result of what type?
Wind erosion
Ocean erosion
River erosion
Ice erosion
