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WorksheetsWeathering , Erosion , and Deposition
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
1. Which does NOT cause weathering?
creep
ice
mollusk
fire
2. Which indicates erosion?
When pieces of rock stick together
flaking of the surface of the rock.
sand carried downstream
formation of small islet at the mouth of a river
3. Frost wedging causes _______.
Alluvium
Talus slope
Moraine
Graded bedding
4. Which statement is true?
The higher the rate of physical weathering, the slower the rate of chemical weathering.
Physical weathering occurs rapidly with low sunlight.
Chemical weathering occurs faster than physical weathering.
The greater the rate of physical weathering, the faster the rate of chemical weathering.
5. Which does NOT affect the rate of weathering?
salinity
environment
slope
rock type
6. During deposition sediment is ________.
dropped off
carried away
moved
taken away
7. What is the major force that drives erosion and deposition?
water
glacier
gravity
wind
8. What are considered fingerprints of erosion and deposition?
grain size
composition
shape
sorting
grain size
composition
shape
speed
speed
slope
grain size
location
temperature
grain size
slope composition
9. Which describes a mature product of wethering?
angular stones
medium stones
clay and silts
rounded stones
What is the relationship of weathering, erosion, and deposition?
