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WorksheetsEarth's Changing Surface Vocabulary
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a large, powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters
a)
tornado
b)
hurricane
c)
volcano
d)
deposition
2.
Both the Grand Canyon and the Palo Duro Canyon were formed by what agent of erosion?
a)
wind
b)
ice
c)
lightning
d)
moving water
3.
How do plants weather rocks?
a)
during photosynthesis
b)
when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
c)
when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
d)
Plants don't weather rocks
4.
Which of these is an example of erosion
a)
Light Shinning onto a mountain
b)
Rain breaking down rock
c)
Wind blowing away sediment
d)
All of the above
5.
How does vegetation in the soil affect the rate of erosion?
a)
It doesn't affect erosion.
b)
It decreases erosion.
c)
It increases erosion.
6.
Deltas are built up by -
a)
deposition
b)
leaching
c)
abrasion
d)
erosion
7.
Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
8.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
9.
Glaciers dropping rock and sand to form moraines (deposition of debris)
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
10.
Waves dropping sand on the beach
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
11.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
12.
Water stored below the Earth's surface is called:
a)
Groundwater
b)
Bogs
c)
Water in the ground
13.
What is a hole dug below the water table that water seeps into?
a)
Well
b)
Spring
c)
Aquifer
d)
Reservoir
14.
What is the top of the water-filled spaces in the ground called?
a)
Groundwater
b)
Reservoir
c)
Water Table
d)
Well
15.
An aquifer is a(n)
a)
well in which water rises because of pressure
b)
underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water
c)
type of hot spring from which the water periodically erupts
d)
place where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the rock
16.
What is the water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers called?
a)
Groundwater
b)
Water Table
c)
Precipitation
d)
Snow
17.
The land area that supplies water to a river system is called a
a)
water table
b)
trailer
c)
house
d)
watershed
18.
Because they have large connected pores, materials such as sand and gravel allow water to pass through. This is known as
a)
Permeable
b)
Impermeable
19.
The top of the groundwater’s zone of saturation - E
a)
Zone of Aeration
b)
Aquifer
c)
Surface water
d)
Water table
20.
When water, ice, or snow falls from clouds to the earth, that is
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
transpiration
d)
precipitation
21.
An area where water (from precipitation or a stream) seeps into an aquifer, adding to the groundwater, is called a
a)
water table
b)
recharge area
c)
discharge area
d)
runoff
22.
The use of pesticides and fertilizers must be carefully monitored because of the effect they can have on the environment.
Which of the following is a possible negative effect of the use of these chemicals on the environment?
Which of the following is a possible negative effect of the use of these chemicals on the environment?
a)
Runoff carries these chemicals into lakes and streams.
b)
Theses chemicals cannot be purchased in large bulk.
c)
These chemicals are expensive to produce.
These chemicals are expensive to produce.
d)
Storage space for these chemicals is limited.
23.
When fertilizers enter surface water, they cause problems in the
watershed by -
watershed by -
a)
increasing the amount of nutrients available to fish in lakes and streams.
b)
clogging narrow streams and preventing water from flowing properly.
c)
raising the water level in nearby rivers to levels leading to flooding.
d)
causing rapid algae growth that decrease oxygen levels and kill aquatic life.
24.
Overflow during a heavy rainstorm from a wastewater treatment plant would result in -
a)
over-treated drinking water.
b)
floodig in the local aquifer.
floodig in the local aquifer.
c)
polluted runoff into nearby ponds.
d)
weakened housing foundations.
25.
Pollutants from a factory that enter the water in a watershed
will have a negative effect on which of the following?
will have a negative effect on which of the following?
a)
Available space for crops
b)
Local pond life
c)
Rainfall rates
d)
Direction of river flow
26.
What do we call water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking in?
a)
runoff
b)
discharge
c)
recharge
d)
tributary
27.
When water goes from liquid at Earth's surface to vapor in Earth's atmosphere, that is called
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
d)
transpiration
28.
What is the area underground where there is not any water?
a)
Zone of Saturation
b)
Unsaturated Zone
c)
Water
29.
Suppose there is a drought in this area. The level of the river drops because of it.
What else could happen here?
What else could happen here?
a)
The river will immediately rise again.
b)
The water table will rise.
c)
The water table will fall and the aquifer will dry up
d)
A new aquifer will form.
30.
Which ecoregion do you live in?
a)
Trans-Pecos
b)
High Plains
c)
Rolling Plains
d)
Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
31.
An hurricane causes the sea level to rise in a beach community. Which is most likely to affect the beach community after the hurricane?
a)
Loss of vegetation
b)
Erosion of sand
c)
Aquifers will empty
d)
Chemical Erosion
32.
In a watershed, water travels...
a)
From low land to high land
b)
In a circle
c)
From high land to low land
d)
Only underwater
33.
A student has a birdbath made of poured concrete. When she bought it, the salesman suggested that she seal the surface with a watertight solution. Why was this suggestion made?
a)
The watertight solution would slow the evaporation of water during periods of warm water
b)
Over time, rainwater would react with the surface of the concrete and deposit a mineral layer over the carved areas
c)
In cold, wet weather, any water that seeped into the concrete could freeze and cause the birdbath to crack
d)
When rainwater sits in a concrete basin, the pH becomes to acidic for the birds. The solution allows the pH to remain neutral
34.
When a crack in a rock is created from water freezing and thawing in the crack, what process is this?
a)
Mechanical weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Sand storms
35.
Which region is NOT a Texas ecoregion?
a)
Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
b)
Tarrant County
c)
Edwards Plateau
d)
South Texas Plains
36.
Subsidence, or the sinking of the ground because of weakened underground rock layers, is often the result of
humans -
humans -
a)
fertilizing crops with strong chemicals.
b)
building dams to change the direction rivers flow.
c)
excessively pumping water from aquifers.
d)
constructing highways through natural habitats.
37.
Time, materials used, scale, size, and nature are considered:
a)
advantages of models
b)
disadvantages of models
38.
How are canyons formed?
a)
high winds
b)
flowing rivers
c)
ice wedging
d)
they just appear
39.
What catastrophic event would cause an animal to migrate farther for food and water?
a)
drought
b)
flood
c)
earthquake
d)
volcano
40.
A wildfire can do all of the following except:
a)
cover the ground with a new rock layer
b)
burn large areas of land
c)
eventually cause new plant growth
d)
reduce the amount of oxygen in the air
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