WorksheetsWeathering, Erosion, Deposition, Fossils, and Sedimentary
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
1. What are fossils?
a)
A. Pieces of rock formed by volcanoes
b)
B. The remains or traces of ancient plants and animals
c)
C. Layers of hardened lava
d)
D. Minerals found deep in Earth
2.
2. Where are fossils most often found?
a)
A. Igneous rocks
b)
B. Metamorphic rocks
c)
C. Sedimentary rocks
d)
D. Lava flows
3.
3. What do fossils tell scientists?
a)
A. The names of living animals today
b)
B. How mountains form
c)
C. About past life and environments
d)
D. The color of ancient rocks
4.
4. What are sediments?
a)
A. Liquids that form inside volcanoes
b)
B. Small pieces of rocks, soil, and organic material
c)
C. Lava that cools quickly
d)
D. Large boulders found in rivers
5.
5. Which of the following is an example of a sediment?
a)
A. Sand
b)
B. Coal
c)
C. Granite
d)
D. Diamond
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6. How are sedimentary rocks formed?
a)
A. By cooling lava
b)
B. By heat and pressure deep underground
c)
C. By the compaction and cementation of sediments
d)
D. By melting and cooling again
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7. What are the steps that lead to sedimentary rock formation?
a)
A. Melting → Cooling → Crystallizing
b)
B. Weathering → Erosion → Deposition → Compaction and Cementation
c)
C. Freezing → Thawing → Melting
d)
D. Compression → Expansion → Evaporation
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8. Which of the following is an example of a sedimentary rock?
a)
A. Basalt
b)
B. Granite
c)
C. Sandstone
d)
D. Marble
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9. What is weathering?
a)
A. The process of forming fossils
b)
B. The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
c)
C. The movement of rocks from one place to another
d)
D. The laying down of sediments
10.
10. Which statement best describes physical weathering?
a)
A. Rocks change into new substances
b)
B. Rocks break apart without changing their chemical makeup
c)
C. Rocks melt and cool
d)
D. Rocks are dissolved by acid
11.
11. Which of these causes physical weathering?
a)
A. Acid rain
b)
B. Oxygen
c)
C. Plant roots growing in rocks
d)
D. Carbon dioxide
12.
12. What causes chemical weathering?
a)
A. Water freezing in cracks
b)
B. Sand rubbing against rocks
c)
C. Acid rain or oxygen changing rocks
d)
D. Strong winds blowing sand
13.
13. Which of these is an example of chemical weathering?
a)
A. Cracks in a rock from freezing water
b)
B. Limestone slowly dissolving in rainwater
c)
C. Roots breaking apart rocks
d)
D. Sand rubbing rock surfaces
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14. What is erosion?
a)
A. The process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces
b)
B. The movement of rocks and soil from one place to another
c)
C. The dropping of sediments
d)
D. The creation of fossils
15.
15. What is deposition?
a)
A. The carrying away of sediments
b)
B. The dropping or laying down of sediments
c)
C. The breaking apart of rocks
d)
D. The dissolving of minerals
16.
16. What is an example of erosion by gravity?
a)
A. Sand dunes forming in a desert
b)
B. A landslide moving rocks downhill
c)
C. A river carrying soil
d)
D. Waves hitting the shore
17.
17. What happens during erosion by running water?
a)
A. Rivers carry soil and rocks away
b)
B. Ice freezes and breaks rocks
c)
C. Wind moves sand across deserts
d)
D. Rocks fall down a mountain
18.
18. Where does deposition by water usually occur?
a)
A. On mountain peaks
b)
B. In dry deserts
c)
C. Where rivers slow down, like deltas and floodplains
d)
D. On steep cliffs
19.
19. How does wind cause erosion?
a)
A. By carrying sand and dust
b)
B. By forming glaciers
c)
C. By freezing water in cracks
d)
D. By dissolving limestone
20.
20. What landform is created by wind deposition?
a)
A. A valley
b)
B. A sand dune
c)
C. A glacier
d)
D. A canyon
21.
21. How do waves cause erosion?
a)
A. By forming U-shaped valleys
b)
B. By hitting rocks along the coast
c)
C. By carrying dust across land
d)
D. By freezing on shorelines
22.
22. What landform is created by deposition on shorelines?
a)
A. Sea cliffs
b)
B. Beaches
c)
C. Valleys
d)
D. Moraines
23.
23. How do glaciers cause erosion?
a)
A. By scraping and carrying rocks as ice moves
b)
B. By melting and flowing like rivers
c)
C. By heating and cracking rocks
d)
D. By forming sand dunes
24.
24. What happens when glaciers melt?
a)
A. They cause rockfalls
b)
B. They leave behind rocks and soil
c)
C. They carve canyons
d)
D. They turn into volcanoes
25.
25. How does vegetation help prevent erosion?
a)
A. By breaking rocks apart
b)
B. By melting ice
c)
C. By dissolving minerals in rocks
d)
D. By holding soil in place with roots
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