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WorksheetsEarth's Structures Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Ocean currents and waves sometimes deposit sand and dirt offshore, building up a new landform called a storm drain.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
A dam prevents flooding by controlling the flow of river water.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
In __________________________, crops are planted on level sections so the soil isn’t lost as it moves down hills.
a)
levees
b)
terrace farming
c)
barrier islands
d)
beach nourishment
4.
______________________ a river helps boats pass through, but it can also cause beach erosion.
a)
dredging
b)
pummeling
c)
eradicating
d)
leveeing
5.
A ________________________ is a wall along a river that holds back a river if it should flood.
a)
sea wall
b)
levee
c)
river wall
d)
chevy
6.
People build which of these structures to slow beach erosion?
a)
sea walls
b)
reservoirs
c)
barrier islands
d)
river dams
7.
This method of farming was developed to help reduce erosion.
a)
irrigating
b)
harvesting
c)
contour farming
d)
organic farming
8.
Where is terrace farming most useful?
a)
near the shore
b)
on the plains
c)
along barrier islands
d)
on hillsides
9.
Which is NOT a way that people control floods?
a)
beach nourishments
b)
dams and levees
c)
storm drainage systems
d)
floodways
10.
_____________ is melted rock found beneath the earth’s surface in the mantle.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
volcanic rock
d)
lithosphere
11.
The ____________is the thinnest layer of Earth.
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
12.
__________________is the theory that describes how large slabs of lithosphere move.
a)
plate tectonics
b)
slab theory
c)
seismic waves
d)
richter scale
13.
Both earthquakes and volcanoes are often found along ___________________, which are cracks in Earth’s crust.
a)
seismic waves
b)
faults
c)
rims
d)
canyons
14.
Built-up energy is released along a fault during a/an _____________________.
a)
volcanic eruption
b)
hurricane
c)
tornado
d)
earthquake
15.
What are small pieces of rock?
a)
sediments
b)
weathering
c)
boulders
d)
crust
16.
The movement of rock pieces, or sediment, from place to place.
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
d)
sediment
17.
Which is NOT a landform?
a)
river valley
b)
mountain
c)
sea arch
d)
earthquake
18.
Small islands can form during the constructive process called _______.
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
deposition
d)
barrier islands
19.
Erosion and weathering are examples of _______.
a)
destructive forces
b)
constructive forces
c)
surface features
d)
land buildup
20.
Which is NOT a feature caused by deposition?
a)
alluvial fan
b)
river delta
c)
sand dunes
d)
limestone cave
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