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Weathering , Erosion , and Deposition

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Which does NOT cause weathering?

a)

creep

b)

ice

c)

mollusk

d)

fire

2.

2. Which indicates erosion?

a)

When pieces of rock stick together

b)

flaking of the surface of the rock.

c)

sand carried downstream

d)

formation of small islet at the mouth of a river

3.

3. Frost wedging causes _______.

a)

Alluvium

b)

Talus slope

c)

Moraine

d)

Graded bedding

4.

4. Which statement is true?

a)

The higher the rate of physical weathering, the slower the rate of chemical weathering.

b)

Physical weathering occurs rapidly with low sunlight.

c)

Chemical weathering occurs faster than physical weathering.

d)

The greater the rate of physical weathering, the faster the rate of chemical weathering.

5.

5. Which does NOT affect the rate of weathering?

a)

salinity

b)

environment

c)

slope

d)

rock type

6.

6. During deposition sediment is ________.

a)

dropped off

b)

carried away

c)

moved

d)

taken away

7.

7. What is the major force that drives erosion and deposition?

a)

water

b)

glacier

c)

gravity

d)

wind

8.

8. What are considered fingerprints of erosion and deposition?

a)

grain size

composition

shape

sorting

b)

grain size

composition

shape

speed

c)

speed

slope

grain size

location

d)

temperature

grain size

slope composition

9.

9. Which describes a mature product of wethering?

a)

angular stones

b)

medium stones

c)

clay and silts

d)

rounded stones

10.

What is the relationship of weathering, erosion, and deposition?

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