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Weathering and erosion

Total questions: 115

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces because of wind, water, or ice

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Lava

d)

Landslide

2.

Moving sediment from one place to another

a)

Weathering

b)

Deposition

c)

Erosion

d)

Earthquake

3.

The dropping off of sediments in a new place.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Volcano

4.

The portion of the earth between the crust and the core

a)

Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Crust

d)

No clue

5.

The outer layer of the earth containing the continents and the oceans

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

6.

The central part of the earth

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

7.

The process that changes the minerals that rocks are made of. This is a type of weathering

a)

Physical Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Chemical Weathering

d)

Breaking Rocks

8.

The breaking down of rocks caused by physical force

a)

Chemical Weathering

b)

Physical Weathering

c)

Explosion

9.

A body of rocks

a)

Land

b)

Formation

c)

Sediments

d)

Mountain

10.

Molten material on the earth’s crust

a)

Magma

b)

Liquid

c)

Lava

d)

Fire

11.

Molten material beneath the earth’s crust

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

c)

Fire

d)

Liquid

12.

A rapid landform change in which a large chunk of earth falls from its original position.

a)

Volcano

b)

Landslide

c)

Sand Dune

d)

Earthquake

13.

When a volcano lets off steam and other materials

a)

Landslide

b)

Volcanic Eruption

c)

Mountain

d)

Earthquake

14.

A series of vibrations caused by movement in the earth's crust

a)

Earthquake

b)

Volcanic Eruption

c)

Mountain

d)

Landslide

15.

The process by which rocks and other surfaces are broken down.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

16.

The process by which rocks, soil, and other weathered earth materials are moved from one place to another.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

17.

A glacier sliding down a hill.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

18.

Rain washing away soil from a hillside.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

19.

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rock apart.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

20.

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

21.

A glacier breaking off pieces of rock in its path.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

22.

Gravity pulling a rock down a hill.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

23.

The freezing and thawing of water cracking pieces off a rock.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

24.

Raindrops on a rock, eventually wearing it down.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

25.
When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
26.
When water, ice and wind move particles of rock and soil from one place to another
a)
sediment
b)
weathering
c)
erosion
27.
A mass of ice that covers a large area and moves slowly
a)
gravity
b)
glacier
c)
sediment
28.
Erosion caused by _______________ changes beaches and lakes
a)
glaciers
b)
ice
c)
waves
29.
Earth's surface features are continually changing... this is due to
a)
wearing away of the surface
b)
building up of the surface
c)
Both wearing away and building up
30.
Sand dunes normally shift position through the action of
a)
Wind
b)
Rivers
c)
Earthquakes
31.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
32.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
33.
Flood waters moving soil from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
34.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
35.
These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:
a)
ice wedging
b)
acid rain
c)
permeability
d)
abrasion
36.
What is weathering?
a)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
b)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
c)
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
37.
What is erosion?
a)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
b)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
c)
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
38.
What is deposition?
a)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
b)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
c)
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
39.
What caused this rock to break apart?
a)
ice
b)
plant
c)
wind
d)
rain
40.
Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out caves
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
41.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
42.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
43.
What is the placement of the rocks after they are broken down and moved?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
44.
What caused this canyon to form over many years?
a)
Water
b)
Deposition
c)
valley
d)
Plants
45.

What can cause weathering? (Check all that apply)

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
46.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
47.

When sediment is deposited somewhere new

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

48.

The dropping off of sediments in a new place.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Volcano

49.
Which is an example of Erosion?
a)
Sand being pulled away from a beach by waves.
b)
Roots of a tree breaking apart a rock
c)
water in a river smoothing down rocks.
50.

When rock breaks down into smaller rock and minerals.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

51.

This is the movement of sediment by water ice ,gravity, and wind.

a)

glacier

b)

erosion

c)

water cycle

d)

precipitation

52.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
53.

Which of these is largely responsible for the formation of the Grand Canyon?

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

earthquakes

d)

ice

54.

What word fits this definition? The movement of weathered rocks by natural forces

a)
b)
c)
55.

Check all things that are part of the Grand Canyon shaping

a)

water

b)

rain

c)

earth quakes

d)

all the above

56.

What is a slow land change?

a)

a change that takes a long time

b)

a change that happens very quickly

57.
Weathering and erosion are the same thing.
a)
True
b)
False
58.
Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.
a)
forming new land features.
b)
breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.
c)
washing away beaches.
d)
moving topsoil.
59.
Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because bits of broken rock and soil _____.
a)
stop rivers from flowing.
b)
make rich farmlands.
c)
are dropped in new places.
d)
move very slowly.
60.

The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

a)

weathering

b)

vegetation

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

61.

The weathering and removal of rock and soil

a)

weathering

b)

vegetation

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

62.

The dropping off of eroded soil and bits of rock

a)

weathering

b)

vegetation

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

63.

plants that cover a particular area.

a)

weathering

b)

vegetation

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

64.

A surface feature of the earth's land

a)

landform

b)

glacier

c)

sediment

d)

delta

65.

A fan shaped area of land built up by sediment at the mouth of a river

a)

landform

b)

glacier

c)

sediment

d)

delta

66.

A large sheet of ice that moves slowly over land

a)

landform

b)

glacier

c)

sediment

d)

delta

67.

materials deposited by wind, water or glaciers.

a)

landform

b)

glacier

c)

sediment

d)

delta

68.

the force that pulls objects toward the center of the earth.

a)

gravity

b)

frost wedging

c)

abrasion

d)

tree root wedging

69.

The weathering of rock caused by ice freezing in the rocks cracks

a)

gravity

b)

frost wedging

c)

abrasion

d)

tree root wedging

70.

the weathering of rocks caused by wind blowing sand into it over time.

a)

gravity

b)

frost wedging

c)

abrasion

d)

tree root wedging

71.

the weathering of rocks caused by growth of tree roots

a)

gravity

b)

frost wedging

c)

abrasion

d)

tree root wedging

72.

Which of these causes a quick change to Earth's surface?

a)

a volcano

b)

a glacier

c)

ocean waves

d)

rain

73.

Which of these landforms is created through deposition?

a)

a mountain

b)

a delta

c)

a canyon

d)

a valley

74.

How do earthquakes change Earth's surface?

a)

spread rock and ash

b)

erode weathered rock

c)

send out waves that shake the surface

d)

makes large deltas

75.

What is one hazard that sometimes happens in a city after an earthquake?

a)

a tornado

b)

a fire

c)

a flood

d)

a hurricane

76.

When does an earthquake happen?

a)

when there is no change to Earth's plates

b)

when Earth's plates move slowly

c)

when Earth's plates tickle each other

d)

when Earth's plates move suddenly

77.

What forms sea arches and sea stacks?

a)

wind

b)

glaciers

c)

ocean waves

d)

rivers

78.

What does chemical weathering do?

a)

moves rocks from place to place

b)

changes rock into different materials

c)

deposits pieces of rocks into piles

d)

changes solid rock into rock that flows

79.

What does erosion do?

a)

picks up and moves sediment and rocks

b)

changes rocks chemically

c)

breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

d)

makes new rocks

80.

What sometimes happens on California's San Andreas Fault?

a)

ocean waves

b)

volcanic eruptions

c)

earthquakes

d)

sea stack formations

81.

What happens during deposition?

a)

pieces of rock and soil are laid down

b)

pieces of rock and soil are worn away

c)

pieces of rock and soil are picked up

d)

pieces of rock and soil are broken down into smaller pieces

82.

Which of these changes Earth slowly?

a)

earthquakes

b)

chemical weathering

c)

volcanoes

d)

landslides

83.

An example of physical weathering is

a)

a tree root breaking through a rock

b)

oxidation

c)

reactions with acids

d)

water mixing

84.

Which of these forms as a result of weathering?

a)

magma

b)

humus

c)

mountains

d)

soil

85.

Which of these is the largest piece of sediment?

a)

silt

b)

gravel

c)

sand

d)

clay

86.
What is sediment?
a)
the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
b)
bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
c)
the top layer of the soil
d)
decaying plant or animal material 
87.

Small pieces of rock that have been weathered from a larger rock are known as...

a)

sand

b)

sediment

c)

soil

88.

What is erosion?

a)

The movement of sediment

b)

The breaking of sediment

c)

The dropping of sediment

89.

Which of these is an example of erosion?

a)

Light shinning onto a mountain

b)

Rain breaking down rock

c)

Wind blowing away sediment

d)

All of the above

90.
Which agents  break down earth materials?
a)
wind only
b)
earthquakes and gravity
c)
ice and 007
d)
wind, water, and ice
91.
How do plants weather rocks?
a)
during photosynthesis
b)
when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
c)
when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
d)
Plants don't weather rocks
92.
The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
faults
93.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
94.
When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
95.
What is weathering?
a)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
b)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
c)
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
96.
What is deposition?
a)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
b)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
c)
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
97.
What is erosion?
a)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
b)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
c)
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
98.
What caused this rock to break apart?
a)
ice
b)
plant
c)
wind
d)
rain
99.

Which of these examples is deposition?

a)

wind blowing sand

b)

sand that was dropped on the beach by waves

c)

pebbles falling downhill due to gravity

d)

a tree root breaking a rock

100.
Erosion is...
a)
the breaking apart, wearing away, or dissolving of rock. 
b)
the scraping away of materials
c)
material that comes from the weathering of rock
d)
the moving of sediment and rock from one place to another. 
101.

Landscapes stay the same over long periods of time because of erosion.

T or F

a)

True

b)

False

102.

What are small pieces of broken down rock?

a)

Canyons

b)

Sediments

c)

Salt

d)

Valleys

103.

What are natural events that occur and change the Earth’s surface over hundreds to thousands of years (ex. weathering, erosion & deposition)?

a)

Agents of Change

b)

Fossils

c)

Rapid Changes

d)

Slow Changes

104.

What are natural events that occur and change the Earth’s surface within minutes, days, weeks, or months (ex. volcanic eruptions, flash floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, & tornadoes)?

a)

Agents of change

b)

Fossils

c)

Rapid changes

d)

Slow changes

105.

What are forces that change the Earth’s surface (ex. wind, water, ice, waves)?

a)

Agents of Change

b)

Fossils

c)

Rapid Changes

d)

Slow Changes

106.

What is the breaking apart of larger rocks into smaller pieces?

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Ice Wedging

d)

Weathering

107.

What is the movement of sediments from one location to another?

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Superposition

d)

Weathering

108.

What is the dropping off of sediments as the motion of the wind or water slows or comes to a stop?

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Slow Changes

d)

Weathering

109.

What occurs when water seeps into the cracks of rocks and freezes?

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Ice wedging

d)

Weathering

110.

What forms as water slows or becomes stagnant, so that the sediment settles and builds up?

a)

Beaches

b)

Canyons or

V-shaped Valleys

c)

Deltas

d)

Sand Dunes

111.

What forms as fast-moving water slowly breaks down rock and carries away the sediments, carving out an area?

a)

Beaches

b)

Canyons or

V-shaped Valleys

c)

Deltas

d)

Sand Dunes

112.

What forms as the wind picks up sand and gravity pulls it back down?

a)

Beaches

b)

Canyons or

V-shaped Valleys

c)

Deltas

d)

Sand Dunes

113.

What forms as waves curl over themselves?

a)

Beaches

b)

Canyons or

V-shaped Valleys

c)

Deltas

d)

Sand Dunes

114.

What form as waves curl under themselves?

a)

Canyons

b)

Cliffsides or

Arches

c)

Deltas

d)

U-shaped Valleys

115.

What forms by slow-moving glaciers (masses of ice) that carve out an area?

a)

Canyons

b)

Cliffsides or

Arches

c)

Deltas

d)

U-shaped Valleys

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