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Weathering, Erosion, Deposition

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the breakdown of the Earth’s crust into sediment called?

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

d)

whooshing

2.

What is the BREAKDOWN of rock into smaller pieces?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

3.

Roots grow into cracks of a rock and pry them apart.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

4.

Rock is broken by the freezing and thawing of ice.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

5.

What most likely carved out this arch?

a)

volcanic eruption

b)

blowing sand (wind)

c)

the freezing of water

6.

What is destroying this limestone statue?

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

acid rain

d)

a river

7.

What do we call a large mound of sand in the desert?

a)

delta

b)

dune

c)

dungeon

d)

Dorito

8.
Canyons are formed by -
a)
earthquakes breaking rock layers apart.
b)
wind smoothing out rock formations.
c)
lava flowing from nearby volcanoes.
d)
rivers carrying sediments that weather and erode land.
9.

Ocean waves DROPPING sand to create a beach is an example of...

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

10.
A cliff formed near the ocean.  Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?
a)
Warm air melted the rock.
b)
Sun rays evaporated the rock.
c)
Ocean waves washed away rock.
d)
Plant roots pushed away the rock.
11.

The DUMPING of sediments to the bottom of a lake or river.

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

12.

When a river moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

a)
deposition
b)
landslide
c)
weathering
d)
erosion
13.

What can get into the cracks of rocks, freeze, and cause rocks to crumble?

a)

water

b)

wind

c)

gravity

d)

friction

14.

Weathering is the process of -

a)

Moving sediment from one place to another

b)

Dropping or leaving sediment in a location

c)

Breaking down rocks into sediment

15.

Put these events in order from first to last.

a)
erosion, weathering, deposition
b)
weathering, erosion, deposition
c)
deposition, weathering erosion
d)
erosion, deposition, weathering
16.

What type of wind will make weathering happen FASTER?

a)

calm winds

b)

high winds

17.

What force pulls this rock to the Earth?

a)

gravity

b)

magnetism

c)

electricity

d)

wind

18.

Weeds growing into the cracks in a sidewalk is ___.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

19.

What kind of sediment makes up these dunes?

a)

dirt

b)

pebbles

c)

sand

20.

This plant part holds soil in place (preventing erosion).

a)
flowers
b)
trunk or stem
c)
roots
d)
leaves
21.

Plants can weather rocks with which part?

a)
seeds
b)
roots
c)
branches
d)
pollen
22.

This lichen breaks the big rock into smaller rocks.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

23.

___ happens when rocks on Earth's surface break apart but don't move anywhere.

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

24.

___ is the movement of sediment by wind, water, ice, and gravity.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

25.

Small pieces of weathered rock are called?

a)

magma

b)

tectonic plates

c)

sediments

26.

___ happens when a glacier moves sediment to a new location.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

27.

When a rock breaks in half but doesn't move.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

28.

What rock is weathered and eroded easily to form caves?

a)

sandstone

b)

limestone

29.

What do we call small pieces of weathered rock?

a)

sediment

b)

swamp

c)

sugar

d)

water

30.

This delta formed when sediment DROPPED during ___.

a)

destruction

b)

weathering

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

31.

This road was washed away into the ocean during which process?

a)

Weathering

b)

Sedimentation

c)

Erosion

d)

Deposition

32.

Which type of wind makes weathering happen SLOWER?

a)

calm winds

b)

high winds

33.

In this landslide, where did the sediment move to?

a)

bottom of the hill

b)

top of the hill

c)

in the air

d)

sandstones

34.

What causes acid rain which then weathers rock?

a)

pollen

b)

pollution

c)

pebbles

35.

This sand was DROPPED here by the wind.

a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
36.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)

makes the rocks stronger

c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
37.
What was sand before it was broken down?
a)

air

b)
rock
c)
water
d)
cement
38.

What would cause weathering to happen faster?

a)

more acid rain

b)

less acid rain

c)

no acid rain

39.
What caused this canyon to form over many years?
a)

water

b)

gravity

c)

ice

d)

delta

40.

A glacier MOVES slowly and carries big and small rocks down a mountain.

a)

weathering

b)
Erosion
41.

Water washes soil down a slope, causing a mudslide.

a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
42.

Which of the following represents erosion?

a)

a rock sitting

b)

a rock breaking

c)

pieces of rock moving

d)

pieces of rock sitting

43.

What is erosion?

a)

The breaking down of rocks into sediments.

b)

The movement of sediment

by wind, water and ice.

44.

Weathering is a slow process, sometimes taking millions of years.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Pieces of this mountain keep breaking off and falling into the water. What kind of force is this?

a)

constructive

b)

destructive

46.

A delta forms when sediment is dropped at the mouth of a river.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

47.

Which of the following does NOT cause erosion?

a)

water

b)

glaciers

c)

wind

d)

rainbows

48.

Which force damages and destroys landforms?

a)

constructive

b)

destructive

49.

Which force BUILDS new landforms?

a)

constructive force

b)

destructive force

50.

The earthquake was a __ because it destroyed the hillside road.

a)

constructive force

b)

destructive force

51.

Millions of years ago, volcanic eruptions formed new islands that we call "Hawaii" today.

a)

constructive force

b)

destructive force

52.

When a delta is formed from sand building up in the water downstream.

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

53.

When sheets of ice get dumped and stacked on top of each other to form a new glacier.

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

54.

Which of the following will make rocks weather SLOWER?

a)

more pollution

b)

less pollution

55.

A glacier drops rocks to form a new moraine.

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

56.

What is it called when weathered rock is carried away?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

breaking

57.

Which of these is an example of erosion?

a)

light shining onto a mountain

b)

wind blowing away sediment

c)

rain breaking down rock

d)

all options are correct

58.

What is the process called when a glacier deposits rocks in oceans and lakes?

a)

deposition

b)

chemical weathering

c)

physical weathering

d)

erosion

59.

Which of these examples is deposition?

a)

wind blowing sand

b)

sand that was dropped on the beach by waves

c)

pebbles falling downhill due to gravity

d)

a tree root breaking a rock

60.

What is the movement of weathered material (sediment) from one place to another by wind, water, gravity, or ice?

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

chemical weathering

d)

physical weathering

61.

Weathering, erosion, and deposition impact Earth's geographic features.

a)

true

b)

false

62.

What is the MOVEMENT of sediment by wind, water, glaciers?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition