WorksheetsWeathering, Erosion, and Deposition Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Rocks on a mountainside break apart due to repeated freezing and thawing of water.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
2.
A river carries sediments downstream.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
3.
Sand is dropped by the wind, forming sand dunes in the desert.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
4.
Sediments settle at the bottom of a lake after being carried by a stream.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
5.
Wind lifts fine dust particles and carries them across a field.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
6.
Tree roots grow into rock cracks, breaking the rock apart.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
7.
Glaciers drag rocks across the land as they move.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
8.
Acid rain dissolves the minerals in a limestone statue.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
9.
A landslide moves soil and rocks downhill.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
10.
Mud is carried away by a flood to a nearby field.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
11.
When a river slows, it drops sediments, creating a delta.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
12.
Waves crash against a cliff, breaking off pieces of rock.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
13.
The surface of a rock is smoothed as wind blows sand against it.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
14.
Fine silt settles on the floor of a calm pond.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
15.
A glacier melts and drops the rocks it was carrying.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
16.
Rainwater fills cracks in rocks and freezes, causing the cracks to expand.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
17.
Ocean currents carry sand along a beach.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
18.
A sandbar forms as sediments are deposited by a river.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
19.
Chemicals in water dissolve minerals in rocks, forming caves.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
20.
Wind drops particles of sand, creating a sand dune.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
21.
Rocks and sediment are picked up and carried by a glacier.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
22.
Water flows into cracks in a rock and dissolves it over time.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
23.
A rockslide carries large boulders down a mountainside.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
24.
As a river slows, it leaves behind gravel and sand.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
25.
Plants grow on a rock and release acids that break it down.
a)
A. Weathering
b)
B. Erosion
c)
C. Deposition
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