WorksheetsWeathering Erosion Deposition
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 43mins
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Class
Date
1.
The picture shows a large rock breaking apart. Which of these is MOST likely making the rock break apart?
a)
hot sunlight
b)
plant roots
c)
falling leaves
d)
running water
2.
Which of the following is NOT a rapid (fast) change in Earth's surface?
a)
landslides
b)
erosion
c)
volcanoes
d)
earthquakes
3.
Weathering is the breaking down of rock into ___________.
a)
boulders
b)
mountains
c)
sediment
d)
ice
4.
_________is the movement of sediment from one place to another.
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering
c)
Deposition
d)
All of the above
5.
The dropping off of sediments in a new place is called __________.
a)
departing
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
d)
weathering
6.
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition are examples of ________ changes in the Earth's surface.
a)
rapid
b)
slow
c)
no
d)
new
7.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of weathering, erosion, and deposition?
a)
fire
b)
water
c)
wind
d)
ice
8.
Weathering, erosion, and deposition occur over many________.
a)
days
b)
years
c)
hours
d)
months
9.
Deltas are built up by -
a)
deposition
b)
leaching
c)
abrasion
d)
erosion
10.
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
11.
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
12.
Glaciers dropping rock and sand to form moraines is an example of...
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
13.
The type of landform shown is at the mouth of the Mississippi River. What is it called?
a)
coastal erosion
b)
a delta
c)
a loess
d)
sand dunes
14.
When wind, water, or ice deposit materials in a location, this is known as:
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Transportation
15.
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of...
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
16.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of...
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
17.
What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?
a)
glacier
b)
iceberg
c)
ice wedging
d)
dune
18.
The process of breaking up, wearing away, and dissolving of rocks on Earth's surface is called...
a)
sediment
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
19.
What type of weathering is it when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock?
a)
chemical weathering
b)
physical weathering
c)
erosion
20.
Large amounts of soil have eroded from steep hill. What is most likely to happen?
a)
an avalanche
b)
a sinkhole
c)
a landslide
d)
an earthquake
21.
Ice wedging will
a)
wear down rocks as they bounce together
b)
break up rocks when the water in cracks freezes and thaws
c)
peel away loosened material from the surface of rocks.
22.
How do plants weather rocks?
a)
when the leaves dissolve the rocks
b)
when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
c)
when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
23.
Is this an example of physical or chemical weathering?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
24.
Is this an example of physical or chemical weathering?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
25.
Sand settles on the beach after waves dropped it there. This is an example of...
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Dragging
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