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WorksheetsWEDL 2022
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
The picture depicts ice wedging. Which of Earth's processes does ice wedging perform?
physical weathering
chemical weathering
erosion
deposition
Which agent of weathering most likely caused this statue to lose its features?
Acid rain
Oxidation
Dissolution
Gravity
Which agent of weathering changed the color of the Statue of Liberty?
Acid rain
Oxidation
Dissolution
Defenestration
Which agent of weathering made this cave?
Acid rain
Oxidation
Dissolution by groundwater
Plant action
Which term describes the river shown?
Straight
Meandering
Oxbow
Artesian
Which two processes contributed to making the river meander?
physical weathering
chemical weathering
erosion
deposition
All of the following can be found in Florida, EXCEPT
lakes
rivers
mountains
hills
caves
The picture shows a stream table. What force causes erosion to happen when water is poured in the top of the stream table?
normal
electrical
gravity
buoyancy
In the stream table shown, what would happen to the amount of erosion if the slope increased? (it became more tilted)
the erosion would increase
the erosion would decrease
the erosion would stay the same
unable to determine
What is the difference between a lake and a river?
Rivers are deeper than lakes.
Rivers flow into lakes but lakes do not flow into rivers.
Rivers have a moving current that transfers sediment along the bottom while lakes are
standing bodies of water.
Rivers are standing bodies of water while lakes have a fast moving current that transfers
sediment along the bottom
Which of the following describes the river's shape on the right?
straight
cambered
careening
meandering
Which agent of erosion changed the shape of the river over time?
air currents
ocean currents
plant roots
water currents
What is the difference between mechanical and physical weathering?
mechanical uses chemical processes; physical does not
physical uses chemical processes; mechanical does not
mechanical uses water; physical does not
They are both the same thing
How might mechanical/physical weathering change the side of a mountain?
It might move rocks down the mountain.
It might break down rocks on the mountain.
It might bring new rocks from the top of the mountain.
Although there are no mountains in Louisiana, sediments from mountains can be found in its soil. How did those sediments get there?
Animals brought it there
Erosion and deposition by a river
Chemical weathering
