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EARTH’S SURFACE VOCAB RIDDLES
Solve the 10 riddles using the vocabulary words below:
Rock Cycle Sedimentary
Rock Sedimentation Deposition Erosion
Sediment Biological
Weathering
Chemical
Weathering
Physical
Weathering Weathering
RIDDLE 1
I’m made from layers pressed together tight.
Sandstone and limestone are examples done
right. What type of rock am I?
I am _____________________________________.
RIDDLE 2
I show how rocks change again and again.
No beginning or end — just a repeating plan.
What am I?
I am _____________________________________.
RIDDLE 3
I am made of small broken pieces of rock.
After weathering, I’m what’s left behind on
the block.
What am I?
I am _____________________________________.
RIDDLE 4
I take sediment and carry it away.
Wind, water, ice, and gravity help me each
day. What process am I?
I am _____________________________________.
RIDDLE 5
After sediment is moved, I help it slow down.
I drop it in a new place on the ground.
What process am I?
I am _____________________________________.
RIDDLE 6
I change rocks by causing reactions inside.
Acid rain and air help me over time.
What type of weathering am I?
I am _____________________________________.
RIDDLE 7
Plants grow, animals dig, and roots push
through stone.
Living things help me break rocks on their
own.
What type of weathering am I?
I am _____________________________________.
RIDDLE 8
I break rocks without changing what they’re
made of. Ice, wind, water, and temperature
help me show love.
What type of weathering am I?
I am _____________________________________
RIDDLE 9 RIDDLE 10
