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WED Review

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 16mins

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.

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

3.

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

a)

deposition

b)

chemical weathering

c)

physical weathering

d)

erosion

4.

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

5.

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

a)

true

b)

false

6.

This is an example of _____________________________.

a)

physical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

7.

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of...

a)

physical weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

chemical weathering

8.

This is the process of dropping sediment in a new location.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

9.

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.

10.

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Decomposition

11.

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.

12.

______________________ takes it.

a)

Deposition

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion.

13.

______________________ breaks it.

a)

Deposition

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion.

14.

When everything stops ________ drops.

a)

Deposition

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion.

15.

Which process broke this hole in the arch?

a)

Deposition

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion.

16.

Which process caused this delta to be left at the end of the river?

a)

Deposition

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion.

17.

 What moved the earth to create the valley?

a)

Deposition

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion.

18.

An avalanche is sliding down the mountain.

a)

Deposition

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion.

19.

 Which process caused the rock to split ?

a)

Deposition

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion.

20.

Extreme temperature changes in the desert cause the rock to expand and contract and eventually split.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

21.

Rock hits another rock as it is carried downstream causing both rocks to break

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

22.

Sand settles on the beach after waves dropped it there. This is an example of...

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

23.

Small islands made of sediment called deltas form at the end of rivers

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

24.

Sand dunes are large piles of sand that can be found in the desert. What causes these sand dunes to form?

a)

water

b)

wind

c)

ice

d)

volcanoes

25.

Besides moving water, what other forces cause erosion?

a)

wind salt gravity

b)

wind ice gravity

c)

wind animals storms

26.

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

27.

When sediments are taken away by erosion and dropped somewhere else, it is ____________

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Weathering

28.

___________ is the slow wearing away of rock into smaller pieces or sediment.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

29.

_________ is the movement of rock materials or sediment from one place to another.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition