WorksheetsEnvironmental Changes
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What causes damage in a hurricane?
a)
Winds
b)
Flooding
c)
Storm Surge
d)
All of the above
2.
Where are hurricanes most likely to do the most damage?
a)
Near the coast
b)
In the forest
c)
In a desert
d)
On the North Pole
3.
Where do hurricanes form?
a)
In a river or stream
b)
Over the ocean
c)
At plate boundaries
d)
Under the Earth
4.
What catastrophic event would be of greatest risk to a grassland?
a)
hurricane
b)
flood
c)
tsunami
d)
wildfire
5.
What catastrophic event results in destruction along a narrow path?
a)
a volcanic eruption
b)
a tsunami
c)
a hurricane
d)
a tornado
6.
What catastrophic event can be caused by thunderstorms?
a)
a wildfire
b)
a tsunami
c)
a volcanic eruption
d)
a drought
7.
What is a positive effect following a forest fire?
a)
it provides heat for mammals in winter
b)
it increases annual rainfall by forming more clouds
c)
it clears underbrush to allow new plants to grow
d)
it drives away predators that eat smaller animals
8.
what is this
a)
tornado
b)
landslide
c)
typhoon
d)
hurricane
9.
A long high sea wave caused by an underwater Earthquake, landslide or underwater volcanic
a)
Typhoon
b)
Flood
c)
Tornado
d)
Tsunami
10.
What is the major cause of weathering and erosion to form canyons?
a)
wind
b)
ice
c)
glaciers
d)
moving water
11.
The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called...
a)
sediment
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
12.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands in the cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
13.
What is the process of transporting sediments from location to another?
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Compaction
14.
Which natural disaster uses the Richter scale to measure strength?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Tornado
c)
Tsunami
d)
Hurricane
15.
What should you do if a tsunami is about to hit?
a)
Take cover
b)
Get to higher ground
c)
Board up windows and doors
d)
Get in the basement
16.
Which natural disaster can cause a tsunami to happen?
a)
Tornado
b)
Tsunami
c)
Hurricane
d)
Earthquake
17.
Which natural disaster are you most likely to experience if you live on an island?
a)
Tsunami
b)
Volcano
c)
Hurricane
d)
All of the above
18.
Where do most Earthquakes occur in the US?
a)
California
b)
Texas
c)
Utah
d)
Vermont
19.
How do earthquakes occur?
a)
The weather changes.
b)
The movement of tectonic plates.
c)
The pressure of magma pushing up from the mantle.
d)
A hot mass of air collides with a cold mass of air.
20.
A prolonged period lacking rainfall that leads to a shortage of water.
It hadn't rained for three months straight and the _________ began to kill our crops.
It hadn't rained for three months straight and the _________ began to kill our crops.
a)
Forest Fire
b)
Epidemic
c)
Heatwave
d)
Drought
21.
An unusually large sea wave produced by a sea quake or undersea volcanic eruption
Japan must worry about the possibility
of a ______________.
Japan must worry about the possibility
of a ______________.
a)
Collapse
b)
Flood
c)
Meteor strike
d)
Tsunami
22.
A shaking or trembling of the earth that is volcanic or tectonic in origin
The Tsunami caused by _________ destroyed the Japanese Coastline.
The Tsunami caused by _________ destroyed the Japanese Coastline.
a)
Eruptions
b)
Landslides
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Tornadoes
23.
Where does the energy come from that helps to form severe weather?
a)
the center of the earth
b)
the sun
c)
mankind
d)
wildfires
24.
Which storms have the strongest winds?
a)
hailstorms
b)
tornadoes
c)
earthquakes
d)
hurricanes
25.
Which state is NOT part of Tornado Alley?
a)
Texas
b)
Oklahoma
c)
New York
d)
Nebraska
26.
Which of the following natural disasters have had the LEAST impact on TEXAS
a)
hurricanes
b)
floods
c)
tornadoes
d)
earthquakes
27.
Which of the following natural disasters have the MOST impact on TEXAS?
a)
hurricanes
b)
floods
c)
tornadoes
d)
earthquakes
28.
Which describes a drought?
a)
a very long period of heavy rain
b)
high temperatures for an extended time
c)
a large wave generated by an earthquake
d)
an extended period of very dry conditions
29.
Tropical storms are classified as hurricanes when they reach a wind speed of ....
a)
<50 mph
b)
50-64 mph
c)
65-72 mph
d)
>73 mph
30.
Hurricane season is from _______ to _______.
a)
January to July
b)
June to November
c)
November to June
d)
July to January
31.
What is the process of transporting sediments from location to another?
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Compaction
32.
The process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...
a)
sediment
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
33.
What is sediment?
a)
the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
b)
bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
c)
the top layer of the soil
d)
decaying plant or animal material
34.
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
35.
What happens when weathering and erosion work together?
a)
New Mountains are created
b)
The climate changes overnight
c)
Metal objects become rusty
d)
They change the Earth's surface
36.
The diagrams shows a natural process that weathers rock.
Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?
Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?
a)
frozen water acts as a solute
b)
water expands when it freezes
c)
the mass of water increases when it freezes
d)
frozen water dissolves most types of rock
37.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
soil conservation
d)
decomposition
38.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
39.
What is the correct order of the processes?
a)
they all happen at the same time
b)
erosion, weathering, deposition
c)
weathering, erosion, deposition
d)
weathering, deposition, erosion
40.
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
41.
The ___________of a mountain weathers the fastest
a)
bottom
b)
middle
c)
top
d)
all parts weather the same
42.
Which agents break down earth materials?
a)
wind only
b)
earthquakes and gravity
c)
ice and 007
d)
wind, water, and ice
43.
What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?
a)
Ice wedging
b)
Glacier
c)
Iceberg
d)
Dune
44.
Deltas are built up by -
a)
deposition
b)
leaching
c)
abrasion
d)
erosion
45.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
46.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
47.
How does mechanical weathering change rocks?
a)
chemically
b)
physically
c)
equally
d)
akwardly
48.
The major cause of erosion along coasts is:
a)
tornadoes
b)
earthquakes
c)
clouds
d)
wave action
49.
Acid rain causes the following type of weathering:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
physical weathering
c)
low impact weathering
d)
chemical weathering
50.
In wet environments, the major cause of erosion is:
a)
wind
b)
animal movement
c)
moving water
d)
air movement
51.
Which of the following is an example of a process that causes mechanical weathering of rocks?
a)
crystallization
b)
freezing and thawing
c)
sedimentation
d)
condensing and sublimating
52.
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
53.
One way that people cause greater erosion is by ___.
a)
building terraces
b)
building walls
c)
removing plants
d)
planting grass
54.
Where is the mouth of a river located?
a)
the beginning of the river
b)
at the end where the river dumps into an ocean, sea, or lake
c)
the middle where other streams meet
55.
Sand settles on the beach after waves dropped it there. This is an example of...
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Dragging
56.
Is this an example of physical or chemical weathering?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
57.
Is this an example of physical or chemical weathering?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
58.
Large amounts of soil have eroded from steep hill. What is most likely to happen?
a)
an avalanche
b)
a sinkhole
c)
a landslide
d)
an earthquake
59.
What type of weathering is it when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock?
a)
chemical weathering
b)
physical weathering
c)
erosion
60.
The process of breaking up, wearing away, and dissolving of rocks on Earth's surface is called...
a)
sediment
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
61.
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of...
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
None of the Above
62.
When wind, water, or ice deposit materials in a location, this is known as:
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Transportation
63.
Weathering, erosion, and deposition occur over many________.
a)
days
b)
years
c)
hours
d)
months
64.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of weathering, erosion, and deposition?
a)
fire
b)
water
c)
wind
d)
ice
65.
The dropping off of sediments in a new place is called __________.
a)
departing
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
d)
weathering
66.
_________is the movement of sediment from one place to another.
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering
c)
Deposition
d)
All of the above
67.
Which of the following is an example of cycling of matter.
a)
Compost
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Transpiration
d)
Energy Pyramid
68.
What is the purpose of decomposers in the flow of energy.
a)
They eat dead organisms.
b)
They remove nutrients from plants.
c)
They recycle nutrients back into the Earth systems.
d)
They give energy to the plants and animals.
69.
What happens when decomposers break down matter in the compost bin.
a)
Energy is created.
b)
Energy is destroyed.
c)
Some of the energy is lost as heat.
d)
The energy does not change.
70.
Decomposers do what in a compost bin.
a)
They digest and reduce the total amount of energy.
b)
They use all of the air from the compost bin.
c)
They create water for the organisms living in the compost bin.
d)
They break down animals into important nutrients.
71.
Which organisms are required to break down organisms and put their nutrients back into the earth.
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Autotrophs
d)
Decomposers
72.
Is C2H12O3 an organic or Inorganic Compound?
a)
Inorganic
b)
Organic
73.
Is NaCl (table salt) a Organic or Inorganic Compound?
a)
Inorganic
b)
Organic
74.
The higher the biodiversity, the more sustainable an ecosystem is.
a)
True
b)
False
75.
In a grassland ecosystem, lions prey on wildebeest. The population of lions has declined steadily because of illegal hunting. What will most likely happen to the population of wildebeest?
a)
The wildebeest population will increase
b)
The wildebeest population will decrease
c)
The wildebeest population will remian the same
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