Worksheets5.8 Weathering and Erosion Quiz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the breakdown of the Earth’s crust into sediment called? (DOK 1)
erosion
deposition
weathering
whooshing
What is it called when weathered rock is carried away? (DOK 1)
weathering
erosion
deposition
breaking
Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down (DOK1)
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Physical and chemical weathering both
change rocks into new materials.
dissolve rocks.
break rocks into smaller pieces.
require exposure to air.
Tree roots cause
physical weathering.
chemical weathering.
both chemical and physical weathering.
neither chemical or physical weathering.
Different soils may have different abilities to retain water.
True
False
Caves are most likely to form from the chemical weathering of which kind of rock?
Granite
Limestone
Basalt
Sandstone
Over millions of years, weak carbonic acid can dissolve limestone to form -
Cracks in rocks
Caves and caverns
Mountains and cliffs
Animals digging holes in the ground is
weathering
erosion
Rivers carrying rocks from place to place is
weathering
erosion
The flowing down of very wet soil is called a
rockslide
landform
mudslide
Name this landform
volcano
hill
river
island
What land form is this?
island
valley
plain
mountain
What land form is this?
valley
canyon
plain
mountain
What land form is this?
plain
valley
mountain
canyon
What land form is this?
valley
canyon
mountain
plain
What land form is this?
valley
plain
volcano
canyon
