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WorksheetsWeathering and Erosion Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Latisha knows that natural processes can cause changes to Earth’s surface. Which of the following statements is an example of erosion?
The root of a tree grows into a rock and splits the rock.
A glacier picks up and moves rocks and bits of sediment.
Ice forms in the crack of a rock, causing the rock to break.
Heat and cooling temperatures cause rocks to crack apart.
Wind, water, and ice are often involved in weathering and erosion, which can cause changes on Earth. Which of the following statements BEST describes how weathering and erosion differ?
Weathering is a much quicker process than erosion.
Weathering breaks rocks apart, while erosion moves rocks or sediment from place to place.
Weathering moves rocks and sediment from place to place, while erosion breaks rocks apart.
Weathering moves rocks without breaking them, while erosion breaks rocks apart before moving them.
Mirabelle wants to make a poster that shows examples of erosion. Which of the following is NOT a good example of erosion for her to show on her poster?
Ice breaking apart a rock
Rocks falling during a landslide
Rocks being moved by a glacier
Sediments being carried by a river
Dante learns in science class that plants can be the cause of weathering in rock. Which of the following statements BEST describes how this might happen?
They can move rocks from one place to another location.
They can wear rocks away slowly over a long period of time.
They can move rocks below Earth’s surface with their roots.
They can grow through cracks in rocks causing them to break apart.
People can affect the environment in many ways. Which of the following actions by humans can cause greater erosion to Earth's surface?
Building sidewalks
Planting grass and trees
Putting mulch in flower beds
Removing all plants and trees
Yvette is studying the ways plants affect the environment. She makes the list shown below of some of the ways plants are HELPFUL to the environment.
• Plants release oxygen through photosynthesis.
• Plants provide shelter for many different animals.
• Plants provide food for people and other animals.
Which of the following can Yvette add to her list?
Plants can take over the environment as invasive species.
Plants reproduce by pollination and fertilization.
Plants can cause animals to become extinct.
Plants’ roots prevent soil from eroding.
Fred and his family are hiking in the mountains. He sees the broken rocks shown below.
What might Fred infer caused the rocks to split?
Wind erosion caused the pieces to wear away
Water erosion caused the rocks to break apart
Bits of sand blew on the rock, causing it to suddenly shatter
Water froze in a crack in the rock and caused it to break apart
In an investigation, students placed one granite rock in a plastic container and one limestone rock in a different container. Each container was filled halfway with water. With lids closed tightly, each student took turns shaking the containers. After all of the students had shaken each container the students opened them and poured the water through a coffee filter to collect the remaining sediment. The mass of each rock was measured before and after the experiment. Which question could be answered using the data the students have collected?
How does water affect erosion?
Do granite and limestone rocks weather differently?
Will rocks weather faster in cooler or warmer climates?
Will other types of rocks weather the same way as these rocks?
Samantha sees the tree shown below while hiking with friends.
Which of the following processes can Samantha say has caused the tree to split the rock?
Erosion
Grooving
Sedimentation
Weathering
From the picture, what is MOST LIKELY to happen if water freezes in the cracks of the rock?
Temperature change is not related to erosion or weathering.
Freezing can cause the rock to weather more quickly because the ice in the cracks can force the cracks to open wider.
Freezing would slow down the erosion because pieces of broken off rock would stick back together.
Freezing will cause the rock to erode more quickly because the ice will dissolve the rock pieces to another location.
Luis knows that erosion and weathering cause many of Earth’s surface features. Which of the following is an example of weathering?
ocean waves washing sand off a shoreline
wind blowing sand and pebbles along a beach
roots of a tree breaking rocks into smaller pieces
river water carrying soil and sand through a canyon
Which statement BEST describes the way that many trees impact erosion?
They help clean the air in the atmosphere.
They increase the amount of pollution in rivers and streams.
They help reduce the amount of wind during each thunderstorm.
They provide the soil with an anchor to prevent it from being washed or blown away.
Some students are asked to conduct an experiment to determine factors that affect the weathering of materials such as rocks and soil. The investigations they chose to do are listed below.
Dustin- observed and drew an eroded streambed
Lucy- tested the effect of water temperature on the weathering of rocks
Kim- measured the mass of different samples of soil
Maya- classified different types of minerals by making observations
Which student’s activity would MOST LIKELY provide them with the information they needed?
Dustin
Lucy
Kim
Mya
Nathan conducts an experiment that tests the effects of different types of soil on the growth of cactus plants. His results do not match his prediction. What should Nathan do?
He should change his prediction.
He should change the steps in his experiment.
He should repeat the experiment to see whether it is valid.
He should change the data to match his prediction.
Gabe has collected some rock samples and wants to identify each sample as either sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic. Which of the following tools will best help Gabe make the observations needed to determine the types of rocks he has collected?
magnifying glass
metric ruler
beaker
telescope
