Worksheets5th grade science practice
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is weathering?
a)
occurs when the eroded materials are dropped or laid down
b)
fragments of weathering rocks
c)
the process by which rock materials are broken down by the action of physical and chemical process
d)
the process by which wind, water, ice or gravity transport weathered materials from one location to another
2.
What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Compaction
3.
What is sediment?
a)
the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
b)
bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
c)
the top layer of the soil
d)
decaying plant or animal material
4.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
5.
A delta at the mouth of a river is the direct result of
a)
runoff from sewage
b)
deposition of sediment
c)
an ancient glacier that passed through
d)
an underground river flowing to the ocean
6.
Which rock particles will remain suspended in water for the longest time?
a)
pebbles
b)
silt
c)
clay
d)
sand
7.
What are renewable resources?
a)
Resources that can be replaced in a short amount of time
b)
Resources that are used faster than they can be replaced
c)
They can not be replaced
8.
What are Nonrenewable resources?
a)
Resources that can be replaced in a short amount of time
b)
Resources that are used faster than they can be replaced
c)
Resources America does not use
9.
Name Two examples of Nonrenewable resources?
a)
Coal and Oil
b)
Biomass and Wind Turbines
c)
Tidal and Geothermal
10.
The process that presses sediments together
a)
clastic rock
b)
cementation
c)
compaction
d)
deposition
11.
Which group is ALL renewable resources
a)
Natural gas, Coal, Oil, and Rocks.
b)
Soil, Sunlight, Oil, and Animals.
c)
Animals, Sunlight, Oxygen, and Plants.
12.
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.
a)
compaction
b)
deposition
c)
organic rock
d)
cementation
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