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Weathering, Erosion & Deposition

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______________ moves material from one place to another.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

2.

_____________________ is the movement of soil and rock by wind, water, ice, and gravity.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

3.

_____________________ happens when rocks on Earth's surface break apart or change without moving anywhere.

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

4.

The process by which rocks are broken down

a)

Weathering

b)

Deposition

c)

Erosion

d)

Sedimentation

5.

The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Exfoliation

6.
This is the process of dropping sediment in a new location.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
7.

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—

a)

keeps the rocks in place.

b)

makes the rocks last longer.

c)

expands cracks and breaks rocks.

d)

causes rocks to fall in landslides.

8.
How do plants weather rocks?
a)
During photosynthesis
b)
When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.
c)
When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.
d)
Plants don't weather rocks.
9.

Which process describes glaciers dropping rock and sand to form moraines?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

10.

Which process describes rain washing away soil from a hill?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

11.
The major agent of erosion is _________________.
a)
wind
b)
ice
c)
moving water
d)
snow
12.
This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock.
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
13.
What caused this rock to break apart?
a)
ice
b)
plant
c)
wind
d)
rain
14.
Rain does not moves sediment.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Hot temperatures cause rocks to _________ 
a)
Expand
b)
Shrink
16.
Cold temperatures cause rocks to _____ 
a)
Expand
b)
Shrink
17.
Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.
a)
forming new land features.
b)
breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.
c)
washing away beaches.
d)
moving topsoil.
18.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Decomposition
19.

Waves dropping sand on the beach

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

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