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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?

AWind erosion of rocks BDroughts CFossils of animals and plants constantly decaying DErosion of the neighboring streams

2) Coastal beaches are shrinking because

AHurricanes are destroying the coastal beaches BMore people are moving to coastal areas CUnderground water reserves are being drained, causing the land to sink. DPolar ice caps are melting and tidal erosion is occurring

3) Which of the following would probably cause the most damage to a abandoned building found in a jungle?

APlant growth and earthquakes BWind and water CStorms DSolar heat and acid rain

4) All of the following are causes of physical weathering except

ARunning water BPlant growth CAcid rain DWind

5) Plants prevent soil erosion by _______

AThe process of photosynthesis BHolding dirt in place with their roots CProviding food for herbivores DReleasing water into the atmosphere through transpiration

6) What is the major cause of weathering and erosion?

Aice Bglaciers Cmoving water Dwind

7) What happens when glaciers slowly move down a mountain?

AThe glaciers melt and refreeze BThe glaciers cause erosion by taking sediment and moving it somewhere else CNothing happens DThe glaciers melt and form giant lakes

8) What is sediment?

AThe process of rocks being broken down and carried away BThe top layer of the soil CBits of rock, sand and silt caused by the weathering of rocks DDecaying plant or animal material

9) The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called _______

Aerosion Bweathering Cdeposition Dfaults

10) The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called _________

Aerosion Bweathering Csediment Ddeposition

*select an answer for all questions

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