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physical and chemical erosion

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the process called when a glacier deposits rocks in oceans and lakes?

a)

deposition

b)

chemical weathering

c)

physical weathering

d)

erosion

2.

Which of these is an example of erosion?

a)

light shining onto a mountain

b)

wind blowing away sediment

c)

rain breaking down rock

d)

all options are correct

3.

Which of these terms describes the process of acid rain wearing out limestone?

a)

deposition

b)

chemical weathering

c)

physical weathering

d)

erosion

4.

Which one of the examples below is physical weathering?

a)

lichens growing on rock

b)

acid rain wearing away limestone

c)

oxidation (rusting) of a flag pole

d)

frost wedging splitting a rock apart

5.

What is it called when weathered rock is carried away?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

breaking

6.

What is the breakdown of the Earth’s crust into sediment called?

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

d)

whooshing

7.

How does temperature influence chemical changes (reactions)?

a)

Greater temperatures allow chemical reactions to occur more slowly.

b)

Lower temperatures allow chemical reactions to occur more quickly.

c)

Greater temperatures allow chemical reactions to occur more quickly.

d)

Greater temperatures have no effect upon chemical changes.

8.

Erosion can be decreased with an abundance (greater number) of _____________.

a)

People

b)

Plants

c)

Pets

d)

Pie

9.

"Sunset in a Bag" also demonstrates ___________________ because the mass of the system stays the same.

a)

Law of Conservation of Mass

b)

Law of Conservation of Energy

c)

Both

d)

Neither

10.

"Sunset in a Bag" primarily demonstrates _________________ changes. I know this because of the changes in temperature, color and volume (bubbles!).

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

Both

d)

Neither

11.

State changes (melting, freezing, evaporation, and condensation) are examples of _________________ changes.

a)

Mechanical

b)

Chemical

c)

Physical

d)

Electrical

12.

Describe the role of temperature in weathering. If temperature CAUSES a change (happens before), it is __________________ weathering. If a change in temperature is an EFFECT (happens after), the weathering is __________________.

a)

physical, chemical

b)

chemical, physical

c)

both

d)

neither

13.

Weather causes changes in Earth's landscape in the following order:

a)

Deposition, Weathering, Erosion

b)

Weathering, Erosion, Deposition

c)

Weathering, Deposition, Erosion

d)

Weathering, Erosion, Fabian is Awesome

14.

Sediment is produced as a result of weathering. The sediment is moved by wind, water or gravity during erosion. Which of these refers to sediment that has stopped moving after erosion?

a)

Dissolution

b)

Declaration

c)

Deposition

d)

Disposition

15.

Chemical weathering is caused by:

a)

Wind

b)

Temperature Change

c)

Acid Rain

d)

Rust

16.

Physical weathering is caused by:

a)

Water

b)

Temperature Change

c)

Wind

d)

Acid Rain

17.

These falling rocks, sand and debris are an extreme example of _____________.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Both

d)

Neither

18.

How is weathering different from erosion?

a)

Weathering usually happens after erosion.

b)

Weathering usually moves materials.

c)

Weathering breaks down (disintegrates) materials, but does not move them. Erosion moves them.

d)

Chicken Pot Pie.

19.

How does weathering affect material?

a)

Physical changes cause material to disintegrate.

b)

Chemical changes cause material to disintegrate.

c)

Both physical and chemical changes cause material to disintegrate.

d)

Chicken Pot Pie.

20.

What is the effect of weathering on rocks and materials?

a)

Weathering breaks down material and then moves it.

b)

Weathering breaks down material but does not move it.

c)

Chicken Pot Pie.

21.

This process creates beaches, barrier islands, and sand bars

a)

chemical weathering

b)

physical weathering

c)

deposition

d)

erosion

22.

When a material allows water to seep through the tiny holes, the material is considered

a)

Impermeable

b)

Deposition

c)

Permeable

d)

Solid

23.

The movement of weathered rocks due to wind, rain, or gravity

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Physical weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

24.

Small, broken down pieces of rock are called

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

sediment

c)

smaller rocks

d)

crumbs

25.

Physical weathering is NOT caused by

a)

abrasion

b)

burrowing

c)

ice wedging

d)

oxidation

26.

Chemical weathering is NOT caused by

a)

abrasion

b)

carbonation

c)

hydrolysis

d)

oxidation

27.

The process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform

a)

chemical weathering

b)

physical weathering

c)

deposition

d)

erosion

28.

Changes within the rock's minerals that break down bonds and change the chemical makeup

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

physical weathering

c)

deposition

d)

erosion

29.

The process that moves bits of rock or soil from one place to another

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Physical weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

30.

The process that breaks rocks apart without changing their chemical composition

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Physical weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion