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Test Description: Weathering, Erosion, Deposition
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the definition of weathering?
A
When sediment is dropped off by wind, water and ice.
B
Movement of sediments from one location to another.
C
Breaking down of rocks into sediments
D
It is cold outside.
2) Wind blowing sand from one location to another is...
A
Weathering
B
Deposition
C
Erosion
3) Flood waters moving soil from one location to another is ...
A
weathering
B
erosion
C
deposition
4) What is the definition of erosion?
A
the sediment being dropped off in another location by wind, water, or ice
B
the breaking down of rock into sediments
C
the movement of sediment from one location to another
5) Rocks being made smooth by tumbling across a streambed
A
erosion
B
weathering
C
deposition
6) What is the definition of deposition?
A
the movement of sediment from one location to another
B
breaking down of rock into sediment
C
the dropping off of sediment by wind, water, and ice
7) Water getting into cracks, freezing and thawing and breaking the rocks apart is...
A
deposition
B
weathering
C
erosion
8) Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is...
A
weathering
B
deposition
C
erosion
9) Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches is...
A
weathering
B
deposition
C
erosion
10) Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers is...
A
weathering
B
erosion
C
deposition
11) Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down is...
A
erosion
B
weathering
C
deposition
12) Waves dropping sand on a beach is...
A
deposition
B
weathering
C
erosion
13) Rain washing away soil from a hillside is...
A
erosion
B
weathering
C
deposition
14) Glaciers dropping rock and sand to form a u-shaped valley is...
A
erosion
B
weathering
C
deposition
15) Wind blowing sand from one location to another is...
A
weathering
B
erosion
C
deposition
16) A V-shaped valley is created by ...
A
a flood
B
a mudslide
C
a glacier
D
a river
17) A U-shaped valley is created by...
A
a glacier
B
a mudslide
C
a hurricane
D
A river
18) Rocks made of layers of sediment is...
A
metamorphic rock
B
quartz
C
igneous rock
D
sedimentary rock
19) The wind can blow sand around to form a...
A
delta
B
oxbow lake
C
glacier
D
sand dune
20) Deltas are formed when...
A
sediments are blowing in the wind.
B
sediments are carried to the mouth of a river and dropped off.
C
sediments are broken apart.
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