Unit 1 Earth Science Test - Practice

How can a levee help prevent flooding?

• It keeps rising water inside stream channels.
• It acts as a drain when water gets too high.
• It pulls water downstream before it can flood.
• It forms a lake with excess water.

What kind of information is NOT recorded on a seismograph?

• strength of an earthquake
• information about when the next earthquake will occur
• when the earthquake occurred
• how long the earthquake lasted

Which of the following landforms is made by water?

• hill
• sand dune
• mountain
• canyon

Which of the following is formed when sediment is dropped at the mouth of a river?

• sand dune
• delta
• barrier island
• sand spit

Which of the following is formed when groundwater erodes soft rock?

• landslide
• mudslide
• mountain
• sinkhole

How do jagged mountain peaks become rounded?

• weathering by wind and water
• deposition by wind
• deposition by water
• erosion by plants

How do volcanoes change Earth's landforms?

• They release pressure that has built up under Earth's crust.
• They blow ash and lava high into Earth's atmosphere.
• They form over hot spots.
• They form mountains of ash and lava.

The process of breaking down rock by natural means.

• weathering

• erosion

• jetty

• deposition

The process of moving sediment by wind, water, or ice is called ________________.

• Erosion

• Sinkhole

• Weathering

• Deposition

Which one is NOT a result of deposition?

• Delta

• Floodplain

• Valley

• Moraine