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WorksheetsWeathering and Erosion Lesson
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is not a form of erosion?
a)
Frost Wedging
b)
Wind
c)
Glacial
d)
Water
2.
What type of erosion causes landslides
a)
wind
b)
waves
c)
water
d)
gravity
3.
The process by which rocks are broken down chemically or physically is known as:
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Transportation
4.
When wind, water, or ice leave materials in a location, this is known as:
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Transportation
5.
Which of these substances plays the most important part in chemical weathering?
a)
Wind
b)
Water
c)
Ice
d)
Frost
6.
Is the growth of vegetation a form of physical or chemical weathering?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
7.
Deltas are built up by -
a)
deposition
b)
leaching
c)
abrasion
d)
erosion
8.
What kind of weathering causes the mineral composition of rocks to change?
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
permeable weathering
c)
chemical weathering
d)
physical weathering
9.
A rock containing iron becomes soft and crumbly and reddish-brown in color. It probably has been chemically weathered by -
a)
abrasion
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen
d)
acid rain
10.
A hot wet climate causes weathering to take place -
a)
slowly
b)
rapidly
c)
unevenly
d)
at the same rate as when the climate is dry and cool
11.
The most important factors in determining the rate of weathering are -
a)
carbon dioxide and acid rain
b)
abrasion and acids from plant roots
c)
animal actions and oxygen
d)
rock type and climate
12.
wind erosion forms what type of landform?
a)
meander
b)
drumlin
c)
sand dune
d)
sand bar
13.
Many barrier islands such as the Outer Banks in North Carolina have developed from wave action and deposition.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Erosion by living things refers only to the role the role that humans have when building homes and businesses.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Glacial erosion has not occurred since the last ice age.
a)
True
b)
False
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