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WorksheetsWeathering, Erosion, and Deposition
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
The BREAKING DOWN into small pieces of rock or sand
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
The MOVEMENT of small pieces of rock or sand
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
The PILING UP or dropping of small pieces of rock or sand.
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Compaction
What is the process of pressing sediments together?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Compaction
What is the process of gluing sediments together?
Weathering
Cementation
Deposition
Compaction
What is sediment?
the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
the top layer of the soil
bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
decaying plant or animal material
Which of these is an example of erosion?
Light shinning onto a mountain
Wind blowing away sediment
Rain breaking down rock
All of the above
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—
keeps the rocks in place
expands cracks and breaks rocks
makes the rocks last longer
causes rocks to fall in landslides
Which agents break down earth materials?
wind only
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earthquakes and gravity
wind, water, and ice
What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?
Ice Wedging
Iceberg
Glaicer
Dune
Rain washing away soil from a hillside and dropping it in a new place
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
How do plants in the soil affect how fast erosion happens?
It doesn't affect erosion.
It speeds up erosion.
It slows down erosion.
How do plants weather rocks?
during photosynthesis
when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
Plants don't weather rocks
The diagrams shows a natural process that weathers rock.
Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?
frozen water acts as a solute
the mass of water increases when it freezes
water expands when it freezes
frozen water dissolves most types of rock
Which of the following was formed through erosion?
Eiffel Tower
The Grand Canyon
Sand Dunes
What landform is created by ice
Sand Dune
Fjord
Delta
What is this landform
Delta
Rock Arch
Gorge
What is this landform
Canyon
Rock Arch
Beach
How might this landform be created
Water
Wind
Ice
What landform is this
Beach
Canyon
Sand Dune
What is this landform
Rock Arch
Fjord
Sand Dune
How are these sand dunes created
Water
Wind
Ice
What is this landform
Canyon
Gorge
Delta
A body of moving water
gorge
canyon
river
What landforms are created by ice
Beach
U-Shaped Valley
Fjord
Sand Dune
Which landforms are created by wind
sand dunes
rock arches
mesa
delta
What is this landform
Canyon
Mesa
Hill
How is this landform created?
Ice
Water
Wind
