Quiz about Earth changes WED

Question 1

A teacher set up the model shown to represent the formation of a landform.

What landform does this model most likely represent?

Accepted Answer

sand dune

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delta

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canyon

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cave

Question 2

Which of the following processes is NOT considered a rapid change to Earth's Surface?

Accepted Answer

Weathering

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Volcanic Eruption

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Earthquake

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Landslide

Question 3

The table shows how wind, water, and ice change Earth's Surface.

Which landform was most likely formed by the slow movement of glaciers?

Accepted Answer

U-shaped

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Aeolian arch

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river delta

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V-shaped valley

Question 4

A canyon with tall, vertical sides is shown.

Which of the following most likely led to the formation of this canyon?

Accepted Answer

Rapidly moving water

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a Hurricane

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Burrowing animals

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Volcanic activity

Question 5

What agent of change is most likely responsible for the formation of the land features labeled in the image?

Accepted Answer

Water

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wind

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glaciers

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mud

Question 6

The process in which rock is broken down into smaller pieces is--

Accepted Answer

weathering

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erosion

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deposition

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compaction

Question 7

When water enters the cracks in a large rock and freezes, the water expands. Over time, water freezing and thrawing --

Accepted Answer

weathers the rock into sediments

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erodes the large rock through a river

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deposits lava in a new place

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changes the rock into a glacier

Question 8

A teacher built the model shown to explain how one type of landform is created.

What landform does the model most likely represent?

Accepted Answer

Canyon

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landslide

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u-shaped valley

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sand dune

Question 9

The images show a river delta and sand dunes.

Which statement best explains how the formation of deltas and sand dunes is similar?

Accepted Answer

re formed by deposition of sediment

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Both are formed by the movement of glaciers

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Both are formed by water eroding sediment

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Both are formed by wind weather rocks

Question 10

Which pair of landforms are the result of the same agent of change?

Accepted Answer

a canyon and V-shaped valley

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A u-shaped valley and delta

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A sand dune and cave

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delta and sand dune

Question 11

The Characteristics of a valley are described.

this valley was most likely formed by water.

Accepted Answer

moving water

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A slow moving glacier

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a thunderstorm

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heavy winds

Question 12

Which student created model best represents the formation of a delta?

Accepted Answer

A student poured water nto a stream table filled with dirt and observed sediments get deposited at the end of the table in a triangular shape.

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A student carefully placed pieces of gravel in a hill.

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A student set up a tray of sand and blew through a straw to form a hill of sand.

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A student packed damp sand in a tray then scraped a large ice cube along the bottom.

Question 13

A wide, round bottom valley is shown below

This valley was most likely formed by

Accepted Answer

Glacial movement

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Tornadoes

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flash flooding

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Deposition by the wind

Question 14

Which of the following describes deposition due to water?

Accepted Answer

water in a river slowed and dropped off sediments to form a delta.

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A river breaks rock into small pieces

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Strong waves crash against rock, breaking off sediments

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Wind blew sand and deposited it in the formation of a sand dune

Question 15

While on a field trip, students observed sand dunes and wrote the following list of observations.

This sand dune was most likely formed by --

Accepted Answer

wind

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Flooding

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massive glacier

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volcanic activity

Question 16

A diagram of a delta is shown.

Which process best describes the formation of this delta?

Accepted Answer

The deposition of sediments carried by the river.

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The erosion of sediments in the ocean

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the weathering of rock by glaciers

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The deposition of sediments carried by the ocean.

Question 17

While on a field trip, students obsrved a canyon and wrote the following list of observations.

This canyon was most likely formed by--

Accepted Answer

flooding

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wind

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massive glaciers

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volcanic activity

Question 18

Which table correctly identifies the agents of change for the corresponding landforms

Accepted Answer

Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 19

Which image best shows the movement of sediment from one place to another.

Accepted Answer

Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 20

Which diagram best represents the process of frost (ice) wedging?

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

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D.

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