WorksheetsErosion and Deposition
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Runoff is water that __________.
a)
doesn't soak into the ground or evaporate
b)
creates groundwater
c)
soaks into the ground
d)
we drink
2.
Which is a factor that affects runoff?
a)
the length of time that rain falls
b)
gravity
c)
the amount of rain that fall
d)
all of the above
3.
Streams are parts of _________ systems
a)
river
b)
lake
c)
ocean
d)
pond
4.
A delta is created when __________.
a)
sediments are deposited as water empties into a river
b)
sediments are deposited as water empties into an ocean
c)
river water empties from a mountain valley onto an open plain
d)
water empties into a stream
5.
Who first proposed the theory of continental drift?
a)
Alfred Wegener
b)
Harry Hess
c)
Copernicus
d)
Newton
6.
What is Pangaea?
a)
Earth's inner core
b)
the large landmass in which all continents once were connected
c)
the large landmass that all continents are currently forming
d)
the largest fault found on Earth
7.
What clue supported the continental drift theory?
a)
Fossils of animals have been found on continents separated by oceans.
b)
Similar rock structures have been found on different continents.
c)
a puzzle-like fit of all the continents
d)
all of the above
8.
How are igneous rocks formed?
a)
They are formed from sediments that collected in ocean beds
b)
They are formed from cooled magma and lava.
c)
They are formed over many years of pressure and heat within Earth.
d)
They are hot magma the moment it is expelled from a volcano.
9.
Igneous rocks can be __________.
a)
Intrusive only
b)
Extrusive only
c)
Intrusive or Extrusive
d)
Neighter intrusive nor extrusive
10.
The rock cycle suggests that __________
a)
rocks are always being added to Earth's mass
b)
rocks are continually recycled into different forms
c)
rocks disappear from Earth as they go underground
d)
rocks always stay in the same form
11.
How can Earth's plates move?
a)
They only can move toward each other.
b)
They only converge or diverge.
c)
They only collide or slide along each other.
d)
They can collide, pull apart, or slide against each other.
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