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WorksheetsWeathering, Erosion, & Depostion
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is erosion?
The deposition of sediments by wind, water, ice, or gravity
The process where rocks dissolve
The process of creating sand dunes
The process of moving pieces of rock and soil by water, ice, wind, or gravity
What is deposition?
The dropping of sediments by wind, water, ice, or gravity
The process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces
The process of creating sand dunes
The movement of sediments by water, ice, wind, or gravity
Weathering, erosion, and deposition change the Earth's surface over
a few minutes
a few weeks
a few months
many, many years
What rock formation process is represented in the rock below?
Weathering
Erosion
Compaction
Deposition
What process breaks rocks and turns the small fragments into sediment?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposit
Sediment
What is the process of moving sediments to another place?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Cementation
What is the process of sediment deposition due to gravity?
weathering
erosion
deposition
sediment
The wind drops sand in a new place creating sand dunes. This is an example of
sediments
weathering
erosion
deposition
Tiny pieces of broken down rock are called
sediment
cement
fossils
energy
What caused this canyon to form over many years?
Water
Deposition
Plants
Small pieces of sand are transported by the wind.
Weathering
Erosion
Water washes rocks and soils down the slopes, causing a landslide.
Weathering
Erosion
Rocks and pebbles in a river become smooth by colliding with other rocks.
Weathering
Erosion
The image shows rocks eroding from one side of the mountain.
What process caused the rock to break before falling?
weathering
erosion
deposition
How does deposition impact the Earth's surface?
breaks down rocks on the Earth's surface
moves rocks on the Earth's surface from one place to another
drops rocks in a new location
How does erosion impact the Earth's surface?
breaks down rocks on the Earth's surface
moves rocks on the Earth's surface from one place to another
drops rocks in a new location
