WorksheetsA Change of Scenery
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The top-most layers of the Earth are made up of _____
a)
saucers
b)
cups
c)
plates
d)
bowls
2.
The Earth's plates cruise along at about _____
a)
2 to 5 meters a year
b)
2 to 5 centimeters a year
c)
2 to 5 centimeters a day
d)
2 to 5 meters a day
3.
Sometimes the movement of plates causes landforms to _____
a)
stay the same
b)
change
c)
weather
d)
erode
4.
Where is the Grand Canyon located?
a)
in Arizona
b)
in New Mexico
c)
in Nevada
d)
in Texas
5.
The Grand Canyon was formed by _____ and other forms of water slicing through a plateau of rock
a)
the Missouri River
b)
the Mississippi River
c)
the Rio Grande
d)
the Colorado River
6.
Which volcano in the U.S. Northwest did some serious landform rearrangement in May of 1980?
a)
Mount St. Helens
b)
Mount Vesuvius
c)
Krakatoa
d)
Mauna Loa
7.
The movement of rocks and soil down the side of a hill or mountain is called _____
a)
an avalanche
b)
a flood
c)
a landslide
d)
an earthslide
8.
Geologists think that The Old Man of the Mountain was probably created through ______
a)
volcanoes
b)
erosion by glaciers
c)
landslides
d)
the movement of plates
9.
The Old Man of the Mountain is a great example of how landforms are both created and _____
a)
steadily maintained
b)
continuously changed
c)
always eroded
d)
always weathered
10.
Features on the Earth's surface can change over _____
a)
weight
b)
landforms
c)
seasons
d)
time
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