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WorksheetsEarth Science WED review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How do glaciers erode the landscape?
They freeze the rocks that they flow over.
They grind and scratch the land that they slowly flow over.
They chemically dissolve the rock that they flow over.
How do sandy beaches form?
Wind eroding sediments into smaller pieces.
Waves pounding sediments into smaller and smaller pieces.
Water freezing and thawing in the cracks of sediments.
What do floodplains, sandbars, and river deltas have in common?
They've all been formed by wind movement.
They've all been formed by water movement.
They've all been formed by glacial movement.
What type of erosion formed the Grand Canyon?
water erosion
wind erosion
ice erosion
What is weathering?
a process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces
a shift in weather patterns
the process by which mountains are formed
How might a weathered mountain appear different from an unweathered mountain?
The weathered mountain would appear rounder in shape.
The weathered mountain would contain fewer trees.
The weathered mountain would be taller.
What does ice do as it freezes causing a breakdown of rocks?
It usually causes chemical weathering.
It expands as it freezes.
It creates a place for plants to grow.
The dropping off of sediments in a new place is called __________.
weathering
erosion
deposition
Acid rain dissolving limestone is an example of __.
weathering
erosion
deposition
Sand dunes getting larger as the wind drops more and more sand is an example of __.
weathering
erosion
deposition
Rocks breaking because of the growing roots of a tree is an example of __.
weathering
erosion
deposition
A rock frozen in a glacier that is slowly carried away is an example of __.
weathering
erosion
deposition
Wind carrying particles of sand across a desert is an example of __.
weathering
erosion
deposition
River deltas are an example of deposition.
true
false
Rock arches are an example of deposition.
true
false
