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Weathering, Erosion, And Deposition 4th Grade
Test Description: Test your knowledge of weathering, erosion, and deposition by playing these games.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following is the correct definition of weathering?
A
None of the above.
B
The breakdown of rocks.
C
The removal of rocks.
D
The dropping of rocks.
2) Which of the following is the definition of erosion?
A
None of the above.
B
The process of breaking down rock.
C
The process that involve the movement of soil and rock.
D
The dropping of rock.
3) Erosion can be caused by which of the following?
A
Wind
B
Ice
C
Water
D
All of the above.
4) Is erosion a natural process?
A
I don't know.
B
Maybe
C
Yes
D
No
5) Which of the following is not natural erosion?
A
Pouring a glass of water on a rock.
B
Water Erosion-Erosion cause by either raindrops or heavy rain.
C
Wind Erosion- Movement of material by the wind.
D
Shoreline Erosion- Occurs due to the action of currents and waves.
6) Which process comes first?
A
Erosion
B
Weathering
C
Deposition
D
They all occur at the same time.
7) Piles of sand deposited by wind are...
A
dunes
B
deltas
C
valleys
D
glaciers
8) Coastal beaches are shrinking because
A
Erosion from tides is occurring.
B
More people are moving to coastal areas.
C
Hurricanes are destroying the coastal beaches.
D
Underground water reserves are being drained, cause the land to sink.
9) The triangular-shaped deposit formed when a river empties into the ocean is a ...
A
glacier
B
delta
C
valley
D
dune
10) Plants prevent soil erosion by
A
Releasing water into the atmosphere through transpiration
B
Providing food for herbivores
C
Holding dirt in place with their roots
D
The process of photosynthesis
11) What is the major cause of weathering and erosion?
A
Moving Water
B
Glaciers
C
Wind
D
Ice
12) What happens when glaciers slowly move down a mountain?
A
The glaciers cause erosion by taking sediment and moving it somewhere else.
B
The glaciers melt and refreeze
C
Nothing happens.
D
The glaciers melt and form giant lakes.
13) What is sediment?
A
The top layer of the soil
B
The process of rocks being broken down and carried away
C
Decaying plant or animal material
D
Bits of rock, sand and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
14) The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called
A
Faults
B
Erosion
C
Weathering
D
Deposition
15) The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called
A
Sediment
B
Deposition
C
Weathering
D
Erosion
16) When a glacier stops moving, it drops off its
A
moraine
B
erratics
C
terminal moraine
D
sediment
17) Materials such as soil and gravel that are carried by moving water, wind, or ice are called...
A
valley
B
sediment
C
erosion
D
weathering
18) What is something that could help slow down wind erosion?
A
Windbreaks
B
Trees
C
All of the above.
D
Fences
19) Sinkholes are created by
A
underground water eroding away sediment and carrying it somewhere else, dropping down the ground.
B
Ground moles digging through the ground.
C
wind eroding away the ground.
D
Ponds collapsing in.
20) Caves are similar to
A
Dungeons
B
Glaciers
C
Sinkholes
D
Ponds
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