WorksheetsEarth Changes
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Landslide-What process?
a)
Fast Earth Change
b)
Slow Earth Change
2.
The carrying away of broken down rock material often by wind, water, ice and gravity is called...
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
3.
What is the best way to prevent erosion?
a)
remove all soil
b)
spray it with green spray paint
c)
plant trees, shrubs, or grass
d)
cover the area with branches
4.
What are the major causes of weathering, erosion, and deposition?
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
ice
d)
all answers
5.
What caused a crack in the sidewalk to widen during the winter?
a)
A snowman sitting on it
b)
water expands when it turns into ice
c)
cracks get bigger when the air is cold
d)
the sun
6.
Which of the following is NOT a rapid process?
a)
Landslide
b)
Earthquake
c)
Volcanic Eruption
d)
Erosion
7.
The carrying away of broken down rock material often by water, wind, and gravity is called
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
d)
landslide
8.
When earth materials have been eroded and are put (dropped) into a new location is called.
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
d)
landslide
9.
The breaking down of rock materials on the surface of the earth is called?
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
10.
A natural disaster hit a town in the foothills of SC. Freshwater was polluted, hills were greatly eroded, burrowing animals died in their tunnels, and buildings and bridges were destroyed. Afterwards, everything was covered with mud. What happened?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcanic Eruption
c)
A drought
d)
Flood
11.
Which of the following could rapidly change Earth’s surface?
a)
Deposition
b)
Frost
c)
Earthquake
d)
Weathering
12.
Which of the following is a slow change to the Earth's surface?
a)
Landslide
b)
Flood
c)
Weathering
d)
Earthquake
13.
Which Earth's resource can be burned to produce heat?
a)
rivers
b)
fuel
c)
fossils
d)
minerals
14.
The effects of this fast process are the surface of the ground shakes, roads and buildings become damaged, and large cracks appear. What is the cause?
a)
Flood
b)
Volcanic Eruption
c)
Earthquake
d)
Landslide
15.
The effects of this fast process are that lava burns and destroys everything in its path and leaves large amounts of dust and ash in the air making it hard to breathe. What is the cause?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Landslide
c)
Volcanic Eruption
d)
Flood
16.
The effects of this fast process are a change in the shape of a mountain and gravity moving large amounts of rock and soil covering everything in its path. What is the cause?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcanic Eruption
c)
Flood
d)
Landslide
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