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Weathering and Erosion

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Weathering?

a)

A region's typical weather conditions over a long period of time

b)

The surface features of a regions

c)

The movement of sediments

d)

The process by witch rocks are broken into sediments over time

2.

Which one is not an agent of erosion?

a)

Wind

b)

Ice

c)

Water

d)

Sediments

3.

What is erosion?

a)

A process that moves sediments to other locations

b)

A process that breaks down rocks through chemical processes

c)

Rocks that are highly resistant to weathering

d)

Weathering by water and wind

4.

TRUE or FALSE:

Deposition is the surface features of a region, like how mountains and valleys are formed

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

WEATHERING OR EROSION?

Carbon dioxide in the air dissolving in rainwater, and carbonic acid is formed

(a)  

6.

TRUE OR FALSE:

Glaciers are an agent of erosion

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

7.

Which of the following contains agents of weathering?

a)

Water, wind, Gravity, Ice

b)

Ice, Weathering, water, temperature

c)

Rocks, Rust, Water, Wind, Gravity

d)

Water, Wind, Gravity, Cooling

8.

Do you like this topic?

a)

NO

b)

YES

c)

I hate it

d)

I love it

e)

I don't care

9.

What is Deposition?

a)

The settling of sediments

b)

An agent of erosion

c)

A type of mechanical weathering

d)

The process of erosion

10.

Is gravity an agent of erosion?

a)

YES

b)

NO

11.

Mechanical Weathering is caused by...

a)

Freezing and Thawing

b)

Acid Rain

c)

Oxidation

d)

Abrasion

e)

Plant Growth

12.

Are landslides a form of mechanical weathering?

a)

YES

b)

NO

13.

Chemical or mechanical weathering?

Rusting on steel after being left in the rain

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Mechanical weathering

14.

Are humans and other living beings agents of erosion?

a)

YES

b)

NO

15.

Witch of the following are agents of erosion?

a)

Wind

b)

Rocks

c)

Gravity

d)

Animals

e)

Sand

16.

Water carrying sand down a river

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering