wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Weathering, Erosion, & Depostion

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is erosion?

a)

The deposition of sediments by wind, water, ice, or gravity

b)

The process where rocks dissolve

c)

The process of creating sand dunes

d)

The process of moving pieces of rock and soil by water, ice, wind, or gravity

2.

What is deposition?

a)

The dropping of sediments by wind, water, ice, or gravity

b)

The process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces

c)

The process of creating sand dunes

d)

The movement of sediments by water, ice, wind, or gravity

3.

Weathering, erosion, and deposition change the Earth's surface over

a)

a few minutes

b)

a few weeks

c)

a few months

d)

many, many years

4.

What rock formation process is represented in the rock below?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Compaction

d)

Deposition

5.

What process breaks rocks and turns the small fragments into sediment?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposit

d)

Sediment

6.

What is the process of moving sediments to another place?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Cementation

7.

What is the process of sediment deposition due to gravity?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

sediment

8.

The wind drops sand in a new place creating sand dunes. This is an example of

a)

sediments

b)

weathering

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

9.

Tiny pieces of broken down rock are called

a)

sediment

b)

cement

c)

fossils

d)

energy

10.

What caused this canyon to form over many years?

a)

Water

b)

Deposition

c)

Valley

d)

Plants

11.

Small pieces of sand are transported by the wind.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

12.

Water washes rocks and soils down the slopes, causing a landslide.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

13.

Rocks and pebbles in a river become smooth by colliding with other rocks.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

14.

The image shows rocks eroding from one side of the mountain.

What process caused the rock to break before falling?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

15.

How does deposition impact the Earth's surface?

a)

breaks down rocks on the Earth's surface

b)

moves rocks on the Earth's surface from one place to another

c)

drops rocks in a new location

16.

How does erosion impact the Earth's surface?

a)

breaks down rocks on the Earth's surface

b)

moves rocks on the Earth's surface from one place to another

c)

drops rocks in a new location