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Weathering & Erosion

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Weathering ?

a)

Small bits of rocks

b)

The dropping off of the weathered rock

c)

The process of rocks breaking down into small pieces

d)

the process of moving weathered rocks from one place to anotheT

2.

Which factor doesn't cause Weathering?

a)

Chemicals

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

d)

Plastic

3.

What is Erosion ?

a)

The process of moving away weathered rocks

b)

Is a natural land shape or feature

c)

large sheet of flowing Ice

d)

A gorge between a cliff of rocks

4.

Erosion might be caused by (a)  

5.

True or False / Slow moving Rivers can carry large rocks

a)

true

b)

false

6.

True or False / Wind erosion can be caused by Sanddunes

a)

True

b)

false

7.

True or False / Ice erosion can be caused by Great lakes

a)

true

b)

false

8.

True or False / Water erosion can be caused by Great lakes

a)

true

b)

false

9.

How does a Delta form?

a)

fast-moving water having a lot of energy causes a triangle shape

b)

The sediment piles up near the mountain of the river causing a traingle shape

10.

What Group of factors that cause Weathering is wrong?

a)

wind, moving water, ice, gravity, plants, animals, & chemicals

b)

Plastic, tin, ice, gravity, plants, animals. & chemicals