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WorksheetsErosion, weathering, and deposition review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Wind blasting sand at a rock and carving out arches. Is an example of
weathering
erosion
Rain washing away soil from a hillside. Is an example of
weathering
erosion
Waves dropping sand on the beach. Is an example of
weathering
deposition
Water getting into cracks of pavement, freezing, and breaking the pavement apart is an example of
weathering
erosion
Fast flowing water carves canyons in earth's rock is an example of
weathering
erosion
When glaciers melt and drop the rocks it carries. Is an example of
deposition
erosion
What causes erosion?
wind
water
ice (glaciers)
all of the above
What is one way to prevent erosion?
a long dry summer
planting vegetation in an area
the sun doesn't shine for 3 weeks
pulling up all the vegetation
The formation of the Grand Canyon in Colorado is and example of
(the Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon)
glacial erosion
wind erosion
water erosion
What type of erosion would occur most in a desert?
glacial erosion
wind erosion
water erosion
______ is the movement of sediments from one place to another.
erosion
deposition
weathering
all of the above
the dropping off of sediments in a new place is called ________
erosion
deposition
weathering
all of the above
the breaking of rocks into smaller sediments is called ________
erosion
deposition
weathering
all of the above
Weathering, erosion, and deposition are examples of _______ changes on the Earth's surface.
fast
slow
Is the earth's surface still changing today?
Yes, because we have pizza to eat
No, because there is no more erosion
Yes, because there is still wind, rain, and ice for weathering to happen. It still rains for erosion and deposition to happen.
Which of the following can be caused by weathering?
cracks forming in a boulder (rock)
glaciers forming on a mountainside
sand combining to form a large rock
