Grade 2

Science Quiz

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1. What is the process that breaks down landforms and rocks into smaller pieces?
1. Erosion
2. Weathering
3. Tornado

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2. What do you call the different piece that make up soil?

1. Sediment
2. Pebbles
3. Rocks

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3. What happened to this rock?
1. It was weathered by rain
2. It was weathered by wind
3. It was weathered by ice

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4. What happened to this rock formation?

1. It was weather by wind
2. Nothing happened to it
3. It was weathered by water

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5. The movement of sediment, or soil, from one place to another by some kind of force is

1. Erosion
2. Weathering
3. Sediment

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Name: _____________

Date:______________

6. What do you think eroded this sand?

1. Wind
2. Water
3. Ice

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7. What do you think caused this erosion?

1. Wind
2. Ice
3. Waves of water

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8. Circle the picture which shows weathering

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9. Most erosion is caused by water, wind or _________.

1. Ice
2. Rocks
3. Sun

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10. Match the following

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1. Weathering

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• Erosion

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• Deposition

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