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WorksheetsWeathering and Erosion Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is weathering?
The process of dissolving rock into fragments
The process of wearing away rock through erosion
The process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces
The process of carrying away rocks and soil
Where does weathering occur?
Only in areas with water
Only in areas with wind
Only in areas with gravity
Anywhere there is wind, water, gravity, or ice
What is erosion?
The process of dissolving rock into fragments
The process of wearing away rock through weathering
The process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces
The process of carrying away rocks and soil
Where does erosion occur?
Only in areas with water
Only in areas with wind
Only in areas with gravity
Anywhere there is water, wind, gravity, or ice
What are the four types of erosion?
Water, wind, ice, and gravity
Water, wind, fire, and gravity
Water, air, ice, and gravity
Water, air, fire, and gravity
Water Erosion
-Water sources such as rivers, streams, ocean tides, and runoff can move rock sediments away.
Those sediments can be moved to different locations and alter land.
Wind erosion
The process by which wind creates new landforms through erosion.
Wind can carry material and sediments such as sand and clay from one place to another.
As the wind blows, it picks up small particles of sand/sediment.
Ice erosion
Ice Erosion is a process Glaciers wear down the landscape; by picking up and carrying debris that moves across the land along with the ice.
Gravity erosion
Gravity causes sediment to move downhill.
It creates landslides, mudflows, and creeps.
Which natural forceS can cause weathering?
select all that apply
Hurricanes
Volcanic eruptions
Tsunamis & mass flooding
precipitation
wind
What are sediments?
Small parts of rocks or other items that broke off of a larger item
The process of carrying away rocks and soil
The process of dissolving rock into fragments
The process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces
What can carry sediments from one place to another?
select all that apply
river, water, stream, tsunami
Tsunami or earthquakes
animals
volcanic eruptions
Avalanches, mudslies, glaciers
How can humans slow the rate of erosion?
Building canals to filter water
Reinforcing mountains with sand bags
Adding plant life to build stability
All of the above
How are weathering and erosion similar?
select all that apply y
Both involve geological processes & alter land
Both can happen with wind and water
Both occur only in specific areas
Both are only caused by human activities
What does a geologist study?
select all that apply
The weather patterns
The composition of the atmosphere
A geologist studies the earth, how it was formed, what the earth is composed of.
The study geologic events & how they shape the earth.
