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Erosion, weathering, and deposition review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wind blasting sand at a rock and carving out arches. Is an example of

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

2.

Rain washing away soil from a hillside. Is an example of

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

3.

Waves dropping sand on the beach. Is an example of

a)

weathering

b)

deposition

4.

Water getting into cracks of pavement, freezing, and breaking the pavement apart is an example of

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

5.

Fast flowing water carves canyons in earth's rock is an example of

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

6.

When glaciers melt and drop the rocks it carries. Is an example of

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

7.

What causes erosion?

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

ice (glaciers)

d)

all of the above

8.

What is one way to prevent erosion?

a)

a long dry summer

b)

planting vegetation in an area

c)

the sun doesn't shine for 3 weeks

d)

pulling up all the vegetation

9.

The formation of the Grand Canyon in Colorado is and example of

(the Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon)

a)

glacial erosion

b)

wind erosion

c)

water erosion

10.

What type of erosion would occur most in a desert?

a)

glacial erosion

b)

wind erosion

c)

water erosion

11.

______ is the movement of sediments from one place to another.

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

d)

all of the above

12.

the dropping off of sediments in a new place is called ________

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

d)

all of the above

13.

the breaking of rocks into smaller sediments is called ________

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

d)

all of the above

14.

Weathering, erosion, and deposition are examples of _______ changes on the Earth's surface.

a)

fast

b)

slow

15.

Is the earth's surface still changing today?

a)

Yes, because we have pizza to eat

b)

No, because there is no more erosion

c)

Yes, because there is still wind, rain, and ice for weathering to happen. It still rains for erosion and deposition to happen.

16.

Which of the following can be caused by weathering?

a)

cracks forming in a boulder (rock)

b)

glaciers forming on a mountainside

c)

sand combining to form a large rock