Changing Landforms

Sometimes places on earth shake so much that parts of the land rise and fall. Which of the following is the name for this shaking?

• crumbling
• earthquake
• landslide
• vibrating

 Each of earth’s layers contains different kinds of matter. Which of the following kinds of matter is a part of earth’s crust?

• solid rock
• liquid rock
• solid metal
• liquid metal

Which is a way to tell apart one kind of landform from another?

• by what lives there
• by where it is found
• by when it rains there
• by how high up it goes

A large crater in the ground is one effect of a rapid change that can happen on earth. Which of the following can cause a crater to form?

• a forest fire
• a giant wave
• a large earthquake
• a volcanic eruption

Earth has seasons in which the weather changes between hot and cold. How do these changes help rock turn into soil?

• changes make new rock
• change make rock weak
• changes make rock bigger
• changes make rock harder

Sand was one of the materials in Rodrique’s model of a glacier. What did the sand do when Rodrique pushed the ice cube across the clay and sand?

• sand crumbled
• sand disappeared
• sand scratched the ice
• sand scratched the clay

One kind of landform is rough and jagged and much higher than the surrounding land. Which of the following is the name for this kind of landform?

• hill
• mountain
• plain
• valley

Which of the following is a difference between canyons and other valleys?

• other valleys are wider than canyons
• other valleys are deeper than canyons
• other valleys have sloping sides and canyons have straight walls
• other valleys are between mountains and canyons are between plateaus

What is weathering?

• changing of soil into a layer of rock
• moving of soil from one place to the other
• breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
• cracking apart of rocks with freezing water

True or false:  waves in the ocean cause erosion.

• true
• false