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Erosion & Deposition

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the mechanical and chemical processes that change objets on Earth's surface over time?

a)

weathering

b)

weather

c)

climate

d)

landform

2.

Glacial erosion produces what type of valleys?

a)

A-shaped

b)

E-shaped

c)

U-shaped

d)

V-shaped

3.

What are natural features of Earth's surface such as mountains, valleys, plains, deltas, and islands?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

landform

d)

deposition

4.

What is the transport of weathered material from one location to another?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

landforms

5.

What is the laying down or settling of eroded material?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

landform

6.

Constructive means ________.

a)

building up

b)

breaking down

7.

Destructive means _________.

a)

building up

b)

breaking down

8.

The 4 main agents of erosion & deposition.

a)

gravity, ground, & Beyonce

b)

gravity, wind, water, glaciers

c)

glaciers, icebergs, polar bears, and Alaska

d)

gravity, wind, animals, trees

9.

Liquid water is the greatest agent of erosion and deposition.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

What is formed when sediment carried by a river is deposited when it reaches slow moving water?

a)

delta

b)

alluvial fan

c)

alpha

d)

ceiling fan

11.

A gently sloping mass of sediment that forms where a stream empties onto a flat plain at the foot of a mountain is ________.

a)

delta

b)

alluvial fan

c)

alpha

d)

landform