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Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Waves dropping sand on the beach

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

rocks

2.

Wind blowing sand from one location to another

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

Water

3.

When glaciers melt, they drop the rocks they were carrying

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

rivers

d)

deposition

4.

Plant roots grow in a rock and cause it to split

a)

deposition

b)

weathering

c)

erosion

d)

layers

5.

A mudslide flowing down a steep hill

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

deposition

d)

Wind

6.

The movement of sediment from one place to another is the process of

(a)  

7.

The dropping of sediment by wind, water, ice, or gravity is known as

(a)  

8.

Erosion always takes a very long time to happen

a)

true

b)

false

9.

What process involves the breaking of rocks over time, due to wind

a)

Deposition

b)

erosion

c)

sediment

d)

weathering

10.

Crushed rocks and rubble are sediments

a)

true

b)

False

11.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of weathering.

a)

Water

b)

wind

c)

ice

d)

sunshine

12.

A fast-moving river carries rocks downstream

a)

weathering

b)

deposition

c)

sunshing

d)

erosion

13.

Plant roots grow in a rock and cause it to split

a)

deposition

b)

water

c)

weathering

d)

Erosion

14.

When wind dies down or stops blowing ______________ happens.

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

c)

water

d)

weathering

15.

Plant roots, water, wind, and ice are causes of _______

a)

sediments

b)

weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

erosion