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Weathering and Erosion Y8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT an example of weathering?

a)

Onion skin

b)

Biological

c)

Coal mining

d)

Freeze thaw

2.

Select those below that are agents of erosion

a)

Wind

b)

Oceans

c)

Rivers

d)

Ice

e)

Soil

3.

Select the three stages of the erosion process that are in the right order.

a)

Erosion, Transportation, Deposition

b)

Erosion. Deposition, Transportation

c)

Transportation, Erosion, Deposition

d)

Deposition, Erosion, Transportation

4.

Erosion refers to what?

a)

The wearing away of rock

b)

The movement of loose material

c)

The dropping of material in a new place

5.

Transportation refers to what?

a)

The wearing away of rock

b)

The movement of loose material

c)

The dropping of material in a new place

6.

Deposition refers to what?

a)

The wearing away of rock

b)

The movement of loose material

c)

The dropping of material in a new place

7.

True or False?

Hard rock will erode more slowly than soft rock.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Plants growing in small cracks in the rocks and splitting the rocks apart is an example of which type of weathering?

a)

Onion Skin

b)

Biological

c)

Chemical

d)

Freeze thaw

9.

Rainwater containing small traces of acids that eat into the rocks is an example of which type of weathering?

a)

Onion Skin

b)

Biological

c)

Chemical

d)

Freeze thaw

10.

Changes in temperature between hot and cold causing the surface to crack and peel is an example of which type of weathering?

a)

Onion Skin

b)

Biological

c)

Chemical

d)

Freeze thaw

11.

Water that freezes and expands repeatedly in cracks to cause the rock to split and crack is an example of which type of weathering?

a)

Onion Skin

b)

Biological

c)

Chemical

d)

Freeze thaw

12.
Laying down of eroded material
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Delta
13.

Mechanical and chemical processes that break down rocks.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Transportation

14.
Mechanical and chemical processes that breakdown Earth's surface
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Delta
15.
Mechanical and chemical processes that breakdown Earth's surface
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Delta
16.
What caused this rock to break apart?
a)
ice
b)
plant
c)
wind
d)
rain
17.

What most likely caused this kind of weathering?

a)

Biological

b)

Chemical

c)

Ice

d)

Freeze-thaw

18.

Mechanical and chemical processes that break down Earth's surface

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Delta

19.

What is more likely to have enough energy to erode and move the biggest boulders and lumps of rock?

a)

Wind

b)

Ice

c)

Ocean

d)

River

20.

Sand and dust being moved from one place to another is often a result of what type?

a)

Wind erosion

b)

Ocean erosion

c)

River erosion

d)

Ice erosion