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Science Vocabulary

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

A large sheet of flowing ice

1.

Glacier

b)

The process of moving sediment from one place to another.

2.

Erosion

c)

Very small pieces of rock, sand, silt carried by water.

3.

Sediment

d)

A feature such as a delta or sand dune

4.

Landform

e)

The dropping or settling of eroded materials

5.

Deposition

2.

The breakdown of rock on Earth's surface to into smaller pieces

a)

Weathering

b)

Gravity

c)

Landforms

3.

___________is a destructive process where Earth materials such as rocks and soil are broken down into smaller parts. Weathering can also break down roads, buildings, and other materials humans make.

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Weathering

d)

Landslide

4.

______is the movement of materials from one place to another by natural methods. _________can be a destructive process, such as when a landslide moves material from the top of a mountain.

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Weathering

5.

______is a constructive process whereby soil and rock that are eroded from one location are deposited as sediment in another location. As the sediment from a river is deposited at the mouth of a river over time, new land is created, which is called a delta. An example is the Mississippi delta.

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Weathering

6.

______sheets of very old ice that are the size of states and that move along Earth’s surface, also create valleys as they slowly grind along the surface.

a)

Mountain

b)

Valley

c)

Delta

d)

Glacier

7.

​ (a)   is when rocks are broken down into pieces of sediment.

Choose from the below words
weathering
erosion
deposition
compaction
cementation
8.

Weathering is what?

a)

Breaking down material

b)

Moving Material

c)

depositing material

d)

causing floods

9.

What force causes land slides (land falling down hills)?

a)

space

b)

gravity

c)

rain

d)

ice

10.

Which does NOT cause weathering?

a)

rain

b)

wind

c)

ice

d)

stars

11.

What forms a delta?

a)

sediments deposited in the ocean

b)

sediments deposited in a lake

c)

sediment deposited at the mouth of a river

d)

sediment deposited at the base of a hill

12.

Looking at this picture, we can see wind, water, and ice. These elements can move sediment during what process?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

hurricane

13.

An example of a landform

a)

Soil

b)

Water

c)

Sand

d)

Plateau

14.

When soil, sand, rock, and silt are ______ by rivers, wind, or glaciers.

a)

Deposited

b)

Dropped

c)

Dished out

d)

Flown

15.

Erosion is not caused by______

a)

Water

b)

Wind

c)

Ice

d)

Imagination

16.

Weathering is

a)

is the breaking down of rocks, soils, and minerals through Earth's natural process

b)

Raining

c)

Bad Weather

d)

is a short process

17.

Which is a landform?

a)

Hill

b)

Car

c)

House

d)

School