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Investigation 2 I-Check: Rocks, Soils, And Landforms

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Water carries pieces of rock away from a canyon​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Erosion
Weathering
Deposition
2.

Pieces of rock carried away settle in a new location. ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Weathering
Deposition
Erosion
3.

Rock is broken into smaller pieces. ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Erosion
Deposition
Weathering
4.

Name another way that erosion takes place besides moving water: __________

a)

Wind

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Volcanic Eruptions

d)

Ice

5.

A river pours into the ocean. Earth materials are deposited over a wide area. Which landform is likely to form?

a)

Meander

b)

Delta

c)

Valley

d)

Mountain

6.

What were the two earth materials we used in our stream table labs?

a)

Clay and gravel

b)

Sand and clay

c)

Gravel and silt

d)

Pebbles and soil

7.

In our stream table labs, which material traveled farther and why?

a)

Clay because it is lighter

b)

Gravel because it is heavier

c)

Sand because it is more cohesive

d)

Silt because it is finer

8.

How far did the earth materials travel in Table A? ___________

a)

45 cm

b)

10 meters

c)

5 kilometers

d)

20 feet

9.

How far did the earth materials travel in Table B?

a)

35 cm

b)

10 km

c)

5 miles

d)

20 meters

10.

A group of students ran two stream tables. They wanted to know if slope would affect how far the earth materials traveled. They set up one stream table with a standard setup (flat slope) and put a wood block under the other to create a slope. They measured the distance the earth materials traveled in both tables. One students' observations and measurements of the stream tables are shown here. Based on the results, choose the table that had the slope.

a)

Table A

b)

Table B

c)

Both Table A and Table B

d)

Neither Table A nor Table B

11.

Match each definition with the correct term.

Erosion

The process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by natural processes such as wind or water.

Deposition

The breaking down of rocks and minerals into smaller pieces.

Weathering

The laying down or settling of eroded material.

12.

Flood​ (a)   ​ Sediments​ (b)   Erosion​ (c)   Deposition​ (d)   Delta​ (e)  

Choose from the below words
Large amount of water flowing over land
Pieces of earth material that settle after erosion
Carrying away of weathered earth materials
Settling of sediments after erosion
fan-shaped deposit at the mouth of a river