WorksheetsSCI Unit 6 Quick Check
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The picture shows a desert and sand arch. What type of erosion most likely caused this arch to form?
Water
Ice
Wind
Chemical
Which of the following is a form of deposition.
Waves dropping sand onto the beach
plant roots grow in a rock and cause it to split
a fast-moving river carries rocks downstream
a mudslide flowing downhill
When we learned about slow changes to the earth, we learned the acornym WED. The W stands for Weathering _______.
Breaks it
Takes
Drops
When we learned about slow changes to the earth, we learned the acornym WED. The E stands for Erosion_______.
Breaks it
Takes
Drops
When we learned about slow changes to the earth, we learned the acornym WED. The D stands for Deposition _______.
Breaks it
Takes it
Drops it
What are sediments?
A type of water
crushed up pieces of rock
ice
What is the process that is taking place when moving water is carrying away small pieces of rock?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
The dropping of sediment by wind, water, ice, or gravity is called
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
What will happen to this crack when water freezes and expands?
it will get smaller
it will disappear
it will stay the same
it will get wider
What process involves the breaking of rocks over time due to wind?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
