WorksheetsWeathering and Erosion
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many people live on planet Earth?
a)
less 2 million
b)
about 7 million
c)
about 2 billion
d)
more than 7 billion
2.
How many continents are on planet Earth?
a)
three
b)
five
c)
seven
d)
nine
3.
Once you zoom in on planet Earth, you can see that _____
a)
there are seven continents
b)
there are a lot of people
c)
landforms are all the same
d)
it's always changing
4.
The natural features of the Earth's surface are called _____
a)
landforms
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
continents
5.
The process that takes place as rocks are broken down into smaller pieces is called _____
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
climate
d)
hammering
6.
The process of breaking big rocks into little ones is called _____
a)
erosion
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
chemical weathering
d)
hammering
7.
Frost, ice, the roots of plants, running water or heat from the sun can all cause _____
a)
erosion
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
chemical weathering
d)
hammering
8.
Which process involves changes in the surface of the rock that make it change shape or color?
a)
erosion
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
chemical weathering
d)
hammering
9.
Things like carbon dioxide, oxygen, and acids can all cause _____
a)
erosion
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
chemical weathering
d)
hammering
10.
When rocks have been broken down and are later moved by wind, water, or ice, that's called _____
a)
erosion
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
chemical weathering
d)
hammering
11.
"Weathering helps make a mess and erosion helps _____"
a)
to further the mess
b)
clean it up
c)
to hide it
d)
to take the blame
12.
In Cape Cod, erosion was caused by a lot of moving water in _____
a)
the Bay of Fundy
b)
the Gulf of Mexico
c)
the Pacific Ocean
d)
the Atlantic Ocean
13.
The hydrosphere shapes and sometimes moves _____
a)
the atmosphere
b)
the geosphere
c)
the biosphere
d)
the troposphere
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