Grade 8 Science: Deposition
Explore the processes and landforms created by geological deposition in this Grade 8 science worksheet.
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Grade 8 Science: Deposition
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of deposition and the landforms it creates.
1. Which of the following is the best definition of deposition in geology?
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces.
The movement of weathered materials by wind, water, or ice.
The process by which sediments are added to a landform or landmass.
The chemical alteration of rocks due to exposure to the atmosphere.
2. Which landform is primarily created by the deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river?
Canyon
Delta
Mountain
Volcano
3. When a river flows into a larger body of water, its speed decreases, causing it to drop its sediment in a process called .
4. Glaciers deposit unsorted mixtures of sediment called .
5. Wind-blown sand often forms large mounds called .
6. Describe how a river delta is formed through the process of deposition.
7. Explain the role of gravity in the deposition of sediments, providing an example of a landform created primarily by gravity's influence.
8. Deposition always occurs in fast-moving water.
True
False
9. Moraines are landforms created by glacial deposition.
True
False
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
10. A fan-shaped deposit of sediment formed where a river leaves a mountain range is called an .
11. A large mass of ice that moves slowly over land, carving out valleys and depositing sediment, is known as a .