WorksheetsWEATHERING EROSION AND DEPOSITION
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
acid normally involved in the formation of limestone caves :
a)
hydrochloric acid
b)
nitric acid
c)
carbonic acid
d)
sulfuric acid
2.
RUST is chemical weathering by
a)
water dissolving minerals
b)
carbonic acid in groundwater
c)
acid rain
d)
oxidation
3.
Mounds of wind-deposited sand in deserts and on shorelines are
a)
sea arches
b)
sea stacks
c)
dunes
d)
cliffs
4.
The extremely slow (the slowest) mass movement of material down a slope is called
a)
mudslides
b)
creep
c)
mudflow
d)
avalanche
5.
What part of trees, grass, or other plant holds soil in place to prevent erosion?
a)
flowers
b)
trunk or stem
c)
roots
d)
leaves
6.
The islands that have formed off the Texas Gulf are
a)
sand dunes
b)
lagoons
c)
barrier islands
d)
sea stacks
7.
Two acids found in acid precipitation:
a)
hydrochloric acid and carbonic acid
b)
sulfuric acid and nitric acid
c)
citric acid and nitric acid
d)
carbonic acid and sulfuric acid
8.
Which causes chemical weathering?
a)
acids and oxygen
b)
water, wind and gravity
c)
abrasion
d)
root and ice wedging
9.
Smooth, shiny rocks that have tumbled along the river bottom have been rounded and polished by
a)
water abrasion
b)
wind abrasion
c)
chemical weathering
d)
ice wedging
10.
Plants usually break open small cracks in rocks with their
a)
seeds
b)
roots
c)
branches
d)
pollen
11.
Which could contribute to acid precipitation (acid rain)?
a)
abrasion and all forms of oxidation
b)
root wedging and animal burrowing
c)
hurricanes and tornadoes
d)
volcanoes and burning fossil fuels
12.
Lichen secretes an acid that breaks down rock.
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
13.
U shaped valleys are formed by
a)
rivers
b)
glaciers
c)
wind
d)
human activity
14.
Underwater or exposed ridge of sand, gravel, or shells that you might see looking at the ocean while standing on the beach:
a)
sea arch
b)
sea stack
c)
sea cliff
d)
sandbar
15.
I UNDERSTAND
that I CAN REDO each Quizizz UNLIMITED TIMES to get the grade I want.
a)
Yes.
b)
I am NOT going to redo this if I make less than 70% accuracy. I will accept a failing grade.
16.
Physical weathering by ABRASION is usually caused by friction due to
a)
digging animals, glaciers, acid rain and farm plowing
b)
running water, erosion, deposition, deflation and saltation
c)
rock particles carried by wind, water and gravity
d)
acid secreted by lichen, oxidation and ice wedging
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