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Weathering and Erosion Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT a type of chemical weathering?
a)
water
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
ice wedging
d)
living organisms secreting acid to break down rocks
2.
What is weathering?
a)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
b)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
c)
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
3.
What is erosion?
a)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
b)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
c)
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
4.
What is deposition?
a)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
b)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
c)
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
5.
What are the two factors that affect the rate at which weathering occurs?
a)
climate and mass of rock
b)
climate and size of rock
c)
type of rock and size of rock
d)
type of rock and climate
6.
Which type of climate will have faster chemical weathering?
a)
Hot and Wet
b)
Cold and Dry
c)
Hot and Cold
d)
Cold and Wet
7.
These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:
a)
ice wedging
b)
acid rain
c)
permeability
d)
abrasion
8.
The diagrams  shows a natural process that weathers rock.
 Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?
a)
frozen water acts as a solute
b)
water expands when it freezes
c)
the mass of water increases when it freezes
d)
frozen water dissolves most types of rock
9.

Waves from the Ocean are most likely to form

a)

Moraines

b)

Barrier Islands

c)

Sand Dunes

d)

Drumlins

10.

Waves from the Ocean are most likely to form

a)

Moraines

b)

Barrier Islands

c)

Sand Dunes

d)

Drumlins

11.

Glaciers are most likely to form [select 2]

a)

Moraines

b)

Barrier Islands

c)

Sand Dunes

d)

Drumlins

12.

Which of the following is most likely to form due to wind erosion?

a)

Moraines

b)

Barrier Islands

c)

Sand Dunes

d)

Drumlins

13.

The massive scratches in this boulder were most likely caused by

a)

Glaciers

b)

Rivers

c)

Wind

d)

Mass movement

14.

Streams cause the most erosion

a)

On the inside of a curve

b)

When they enter a lake

c)

On the outside of a curve

d)

When they travel on a gentle slope

15.

Which statement is true regarding this example of graded bedding?

a)

The largest sediments are always deposited at the top of a bed

b)

When rivers die down, the largest particles settle out first

c)

This formation was likely formed by a glacier

d)

Rocks found at the top were placed there by biological activity

16.

This stream is likely

a)

Young, with a steep gradient

b)

Young, with a gentle gradient

c)

Old, with a steep gradient

d)

Old, with a gentle gradient

17.

In places where there is loose sand and strong wind, the wind can pick up the sand and carry it. When the wind slows, it drops the sand. What is this process called?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

oxidation

18.

This feature was formed by

a)

Wind blowing from the right

b)

Wind blowing from the left

c)

Water flowing from the right

d)

Water flowing from the left

19.

When the old man of the mountain came crashing down, the sediments deposited at the base of the cliff were

a)

sorted and round

b)

unsorted and angular

c)

sorted and angular

d)

unsorted and round

20.

Fire Island is known as a

a)

Morraine

b)

Kettle Lake

c)

Barrier Island

d)

Sand Bar

21.
What is the largest sediment size that a stream flowing at 10 cm/s can carry?
a)
1.0 cm
b)
0.2 cm
c)
0.1 cm
d)
0.01 cm
22.
Which sediment requires the least amount of velocity to be eroded?
a)
Cobbles
b)
Pebbles
c)
Silt
d)
Clay
23.
What is the largest type of sediment that can be carried by a river flowing at 3 cm/s?
a)
Silt
b)
Sand
c)
Pebbles
d)
Clay
24.
What determines a river's ability to erode sediment?
a)
Discharge
b)
Velocity
c)
Gradient (Slope)
d)
All the Above
25.
What type of sediment has a diameter of 0.003 cm?
a)
Sand
b)
Silt
c)
Clay
d)
Pebbles