Quiz about 5.7B - Changes to Earth's Surface (Landforms)

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

Answer

Delta

Answer

Cave

Answer

Canyon

Question 2

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

Answer

A hurricane

Answer

Burrowing animals

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Volcanic activity

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Water

Answer

Wind

Answer

Glaciers

Answer

Mud

Question 4

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 5

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

Answer

Landslide

Answer

Sand dune

Answer

U-shaped valley

Question 6

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

Both are formed be deposition of sediments.

Answer

Both are formed by the movement of glaciers.

Answer

Both are formed by water eroding sediments.

Answer

Both are formed by wind weathering rocks.

Question 7

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

Note: The agents are wind, water or ice.

Accepted Answer

A canyon and V-shaped valley

Answer

A U-shaped valley and delta

Answer

A sand dune and cave

Answer

A delta and sand dune

Question 8

The student created a model for his Science Class. Which model best represents the formation of a delta?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

A student carefully placed pieces of gravel in a hill.

Answer

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 9

Which of the following describes deposition due to water?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

A river breaks rock into small pieces.

Answer

Strong waves crash against rock, breaking off sediments.

Answer

Wind blew sand and deposited them in the formation of a sand dune.

Question 10

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

Answer

The erosion of sediments in the ocean

Answer

The weathering of rock by glaciers

Answer

The deposition of sediments carried by the ocean

Question 11

Which image best shows the movement of sediments from one place to another?

Accepted Answer

A river eroding sediments

Answer

Deposition at the mouth of a river

Answer

Deposition of sand in a sand dune

Answer

A glacier weathering rocks

Question 12

Which table correctly identifies the agents of

change for the corresponding landforms?

Accepted Answer

Option D is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

B.

Answer

C.

Question 13

Which diagram best represents the process

of weathering?

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

Answer

B.

Answer

C.

Answer

D.

5.7B - Changes to Earth's Surface (Landforms)

20 questions

A teacher set up the model shown to represent the formation of a landform. What landform does this model most likely represent?

Which of the following processes is not considered a rapid change to Earth’s surface?

A canyon with tall, vertical sides is shown. Which of the following most likely led to the formation of this canyon?

Wind, water, and ice change Earth’s surface. Which landform was most likely formed by the slow movement of glaciers?

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

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

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

A teacher built the model shown to explain how one type of landform is created. What landform does the model most likely represent?

The images show a river delta and sand dunes. Which statement best explains how the formation of deltas and sand dunes is similar?

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

Note: The agents are wind, water or ice.

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5.7B - Changes to Earth's Surface (Landforms)

20 questions

A teacher set up the model shown to represent the formation of a landform. What landform does this model most likely represent?

Which of the following processes is not considered a rapid change to Earth’s surface?

A canyon with tall, vertical sides is shown. Which of the following most likely led to the formation of this canyon?

Wind, water, and ice change Earth’s surface. Which landform was most likely formed by the slow movement of glaciers?

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

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

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

A teacher built the model shown to explain how one type of landform is created. What landform does the model most likely represent?

The images show a river delta and sand dunes. Which statement best explains how the formation of deltas and sand dunes is similar?

Which pair of landforms are the result of the same agent of change? Note: The agents are wind, water or ice.

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

Note: The agents are wind, water or ice.