wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Soil

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Over millions of years, the shape of mountains on Earth's surface can change to low hills and then rolling plains. These changes are most likely caused by-

a)

Folding and faulting

b)

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

c)

Human activity

d)

Weathering and Erosion

2.

Water, wind, gravity, ice, plants are all part of this kind of weathering

a)

Chemical

b)

Mechanical

3.

The process that changes the minerals that rocks are made of. This is a type of weathering

a)

Physical Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Chemical Weathering

d)

Breaking Rocks

4.

When water in a river or stream moves quickly, it can lift up rocks from the bottom of that body of water. When the rocks drop back down they bump into other rocks, and tiny pieces of rocks can break apart. What type of weathering process happens?

a)

Biological weathering

b)

Chemical weathering

c)

Erosion weathering

d)

Physical weathering

5.

How does weathering causes freezing of rocks?

a)

It will place the rock on its final place.

b)

It will strengthen the rocks formation.

c)

It will bring flood.

d)

It will weaken and breaks the rock.

6.

In weathering, rock turns into a new form called ______.

a)

molds

b)

soil

c)

ice cubes

d)

hollow blocks

7.
What is sediment?
a)
the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
b)
bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
c)
the top layer of the soil
d)
decaying plant or animal material 
8.

The process by which rock and soil are moved from one place to another is called-

a)

Chemical weatherin

b)

Erosion

c)

Mechanical weathering

d)

Deosition

9.

Which of these is an example of erosion?

a)

Light shinning onto a mountain

b)

Rain breaking down rock

c)

Wind blowing away sediment

d)

All of the above