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WEDL 2022

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

The picture depicts ice wedging. Which of Earth's processes does ice wedging perform?

a)

physical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

2.

Which agent of weathering most likely caused this statue to lose its features?

a)

Acid rain

b)

Oxidation

c)

Dissolution

d)

Gravity

3.

Which agent of weathering changed the color of the Statue of Liberty?

a)

Acid rain

b)

Oxidation

c)

Dissolution

d)

Defenestration

4.

Which agent of weathering made this cave?

a)

Acid rain

b)

Oxidation

c)

Dissolution by groundwater

d)

Plant action

5.

Which term describes the river shown?

a)

Straight

b)

Meandering

c)

Oxbow

d)

Artesian

6.

Which two processes contributed to making the river meander?

a)

physical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

7.

All of the following can be found in Florida, EXCEPT

a)

lakes

b)

rivers

c)

mountains

d)

hills

e)

caves

8.

The picture shows a stream table. What force causes erosion to happen when water is poured in the top of the stream table?

a)

normal

b)

electrical

c)

gravity

d)

buoyancy

9.

In the stream table shown, what would happen to the amount of erosion if the slope increased? (it became more tilted)

a)

the erosion would increase

b)

the erosion would decrease

c)

the erosion would stay the same

d)

unable to determine

10.

What is the difference between a lake and a river?

a)

Rivers are deeper than lakes.

b)

Rivers flow into lakes but lakes do not flow into rivers.

c)

Rivers have a moving current that transfers sediment along the bottom while lakes are

standing bodies of water.

d)

Rivers are standing bodies of water while lakes have a fast moving current that transfers

sediment along the bottom

11.

Which of the following describes the river's shape on the right?

a)

straight

b)

cambered

c)

careening

d)

meandering

12.

Which agent of erosion changed the shape of the river over time?

a)

air currents

b)

ocean currents

c)

plant roots

d)

water currents

13.

What is the difference between mechanical and physical weathering?

a)

mechanical uses chemical processes; physical does not

b)

physical uses chemical processes; mechanical does not

c)

mechanical uses water; physical does not

d)

They are both the same thing

14.

How might mechanical/physical weathering change the side of a mountain?

a)

It might move rocks down the mountain.

b)

It might break down rocks on the mountain.

c)

It might bring new rocks from the top of the mountain.

15.

Although there are no mountains in Louisiana, sediments from mountains can be found in its soil. How did those sediments get there?

a)

Animals brought it there

b)

Erosion and deposition by a river

c)

Chemical weathering