WorksheetsOur Changing Earth
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A glacier is a slowly moving mass of __________.
a)
rock
b)
wind
c)
ice
d)
sediment
2.
Tiny pieces of rock wear down bigger rocks through ____________
a)
ice wedging
b)
chemical weathering
c)
abrasion
d)
deposition
3.
As a glacier moves, __________ inside it can wear down a mountain.
a)
chemicals
b)
sand and rocks
c)
plants
d)
cracks
4.
Oxygen and carbon dioxide can cause ______________.
a)
deposition
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
glaciers
d)
chemical weathering
5.
In deposition, __________ builds up in a place.
a)
water
b)
ice
c)
sediment
d)
carbon dioxide
6.
Ocean __________ erode sand from beaches
a)
glaciers
b)
waves
c)
rocks
7.
A mountain's shape can tell us where a _________________ formed in the past.
a)
glacier
b)
deposition
c)
plant
8.
Ice wedging happens when water freezes in a _________________ in a rock.
a)
plant
b)
hole
c)
crack
9.
Earthquakes and ____________ can change Earth's surface quickly.
a)
wind
b)
volcanoes
c)
water
10.
__________ carries dust and soil through the air.
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
glaciers
11.
What caused this landform ?
a)
water
b)
glacier
c)
wind
12.
What is causing the crack in photo C?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
the plant root
13.
What process caused the canyon in the photo to form?
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
water erosion
14.
The river carries chemicals. They can break down a rock. What is the effect called?
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
water erosion
15.
The river carries tiny bits of rock. The bits cause rock to rub off the canyon wall. What is this effect called?
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering or abrasion
c)
sediment
16.
Water can move sediment to new places.
a)
true
b)
false
17.
Chemical weathering can break down rocks.
a)
true
b)
false
18.
Deposition builds new landforms.
a)
true
b)
false
19.
Weathering changes Earth's surface quickly.
a)
true
b)
false
20.
Wind can build up sand dunes.
a)
true
b)
false
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