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WorksheetsSoil Erosion
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50secs
1. When is wind an agent of soil erosion?
a. When it presses down rocks
b. When it stops picking up rocks
c. When it breaks rocks into pieces
d. When it blows rock pieces to other places
2. Landslides on mountain slopes show the force of?
a. gravity
b. running water
c. runoff
d. wind
3. What makes the water muddy after a heavy rain?
a. The rain pour dirty water
b. The pebbles picked up by water
c. The rain makes muddy rain-fall on the ground
d. The soil and sand are mixed with water and carried by it.
4. Which of the following shows that soil erosion is caused by animals?
a. Sandstorm
b. Hen is digging the soil
c. Root of plants are growing
d. Construction workers are building a housing project.
5. All of these are causes of soil erosion except one.
a. people
b. sun
c. water
d. wind
6. Which of the following is a TRUE statemenet concerning the process of soil erosion?
a. It is the wearing away of soil
b. It is made up entirely of weathered rocks and minerals
c. It is made up entirely of organic materials, such as rocks and minerals
d. All of these are TRUE
7. Which factors of erosion occurs when the raindrops falling on the soil exert pressure with thier weight?
a. Sheet
b. Splash
c. Water
d. Wind
8. What is the movement of rock fragments and soil from one place to another?
a. Deposition
b. Erosion
c. Glacier
d. Weathering
9. Which is NOT a factor of erosion?
a. glacier
b. gravity
c. volcano
d. wind
10. This shows that soil erosion is caused by splash?
a. sand storm
b. mass movement
c. water immediately sinks into the soil
d. rain drops falling on the soil cause pressure
