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Weathering, Erosion, Deposition (5th)
Test Description: Weathering, Erosion and Deposition for the 5th Grade TEKS
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What process creates new sand in a desert?
A
Droughts
B
Fossils of animals and plants constantly decaying
C
Erosion of the neighboring streams
D
Wind erosion of rocks
2) Coastal beaches are shrinking because
A
Underground water reserves are being drained, causing the land to sink.
B
Polar ice caps are melting and tidal erosion is occurring
C
Hurricanes are destroying the coastal beaches
D
More people are moving to coastal areas
3) Which of the following would probably cause the most damage to a abandoned building found in a jungle?
A
Plant growth and earthquakes
B
Storms
C
Wind and water
D
Solar heat and acid rain
4) All of the following are causes of physical weathering except
A
Running water
B
Plant growth
C
Wind
D
Acid rain
5) Plants prevent soil erosion by _______
A
Providing food for herbivores
B
Releasing water into the atmosphere through transpiration
C
Holding dirt in place with their roots
D
The process of photosynthesis
6) What is the major cause of weathering and erosion?
A
ice
B
glaciers
C
wind
D
moving water
7) What happens when glaciers slowly move down a mountain?
A
The glaciers melt and form giant lakes
B
The glaciers cause erosion by taking sediment and moving it somewhere else
C
Nothing happens
D
The glaciers melt and refreeze
8) What is sediment?
A
The top layer of the soil
B
The process of rocks being broken down and carried away
C
Bits of rock, sand and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
D
Decaying plant or animal material
9) The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called _______
A
erosion
B
deposition
C
weathering
D
faults
10) The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called _________
A
deposition
B
sediment
C
weathering
D
erosion
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