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WorksheetsEarth Science Practice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
How can a levee help prevent flooding?
a)
It keeps rising water inside stream channels
b)
It acts as a drain when water gets too high
c)
It pulls water downstream before it can flood
d)
It forms a lake with excess flooding
2.
What kind of information is NOT recorded on a seismograph?
a)
strength of an earthquake
b)
information about when the next earthquake will occur
c)
when the earthquake occured
d)
how long the earthquake lasted
3.
Which of these Georgia landforms is MOST likely to be affected by weathering?
a)
Lookout mountain
b)
Okefenokee Swamp
Okefenokee swamp
Okefenokee swamp
c)
Coosa River
d)
Providence Canyon
4.
Which of these Georgia landforms is MOST likely to be affected by weathering?
a)
Lookout mountain
b)
Okefenokee Swamp
Okefenokee swamp
Okefenokee swamp
c)
Coosa River
d)
Providence Canyon
5.
Which of the following is formed when sediment is dropped at the mouth of a river?
a)
sand dune
b)
delta
c)
barrier island
d)
sand spit
6.
How does GPS technology help seismologists study earthquakes?
a)
It sends out warnings that an earthquake is occurring
b)
It predicts WHERE an earthquake is likely to occur
c)
It predicts WHEN an earthquake is likely to occur
d)
It measures movement of the group along faults during earthquakes
7.
Which of the following is formed when groundwater erodes soft rock?
a)
landslide
b)
mudslide
c)
mountain
d)
sinkhole
8.
Which of the following landforms are formed by running water?
a)
sand dunes and sandbars
b)
mesas and canyons
c)
mountains and hills
d)
canyons and volcanoes
9.
Which is NOT a way that plants affect landforms?
a)
by showing the erosion of sand dunes by wind
b)
by stopping sinkholes from forming
c)
by weathering rock with their roots
d)
by holding soil in place with their roots
10.
How does a hot spot form a chain of volcanoes?
a)
A hot spot allows magma to explode froma vent
b)
The hot spot allows magma to ooze from a vent
c)
Volcanoes form above a hot spot. The volcanoes move as the plate moves
d)
The hot spot creates alternating layers of lava and as
11.
Which can cause Earth's crust to crumple and fold?
a)
One is forced into the mantle
b)
Both are forced into the mantle
c)
When earthquakes occur
d)
Earth's crust crumples and folds.
12.
Why do some people want to use floodplains to control flooding?
a)
Floodplains prevent sediment from being carried down a river.
b)
Floodplains absorb the water during flooding.
c)
Floodplains protect the structures built on them from damage.
d)
Floodplains prevent rivers from overflowing their banks.
13.
Sea grass has begun to grow on a sand dune. How will the sea grass MOST likely influence the sand dune?
a)
The dune will move toward the land.
b)
The dune will move toward the ocean.
c)
The dune will erode more slowly and may even grow.
d)
The dune will erode more quickly.
14.
How do volcanoes change Earth's landforms?
a)
They release pressure that has built up under Earth's crust.
b)
They blow ash and lava high into Earth's atomosphere.
c)
They form over hot spots.
d)
They form mountains of ash and lava.
15.
What happens to a river when sediment is deposited along its banks?
a)
The river becomes wider.
b)
The river becomes narrower.
c)
The river becomes deeper.
d)
The river becomes shallower.
16.
Where will the LEAST damage to surface features be seen after an earthquake?
a)
far from the focus
b)
at the focus
c)
far from the epicenter
d)
at the epicenter
17.
Which of the following is NOT a means of flood control?
a)
dam
b)
jetty
c)
levee
d)
floodplains
18.
A river channel is now so shallow that ships are getting stuck in the mud. What is the MOST likely cause?
a)
water depositing sediment
b)
water picking up sediment
c)
wind depositing sediment
d)
wind picking up sediment
19.
Why are earthquakes infrequent in Georgia?
a)
Georgia is not located near the edge of a plate.
b)
Georgia is located where two plates meet.
c)
The faults in Georgia are very close to the surface.
d)
The plates beneath Georgia are fused.
20.
A jetty was just built on a beach. What is MOST likely to happen now?
a)
The current will remove more sand from this beach.
b)
This structure will allow sand to pass through it.
c)
The current will carry more sand to the beach below this structure.
d)
The current will carry more sand to the beach above this structure
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