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WorksheetsChanges to Earth's Surface
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of these measures earthquakes?
a)
Thermometer
b)
Seismometer
c)
Barometer
d)
Hydrometer
2.
What is an effect of plant growth?
a)
people
b)
flood
c)
more erosion
d)
less erosion
3.
What causes the MOST erosion?
a)
people
b)
no rain
c)
heavy rain
d)
pollution
4.
A long time without rain is called a
a)
summer
b)
hot, hot, hot
c)
drought
d)
less erosion
5.
The movement of soil by water or wind is
a)
pollution
b)
effect of plant growth
c)
waste
d)
erosion
6.
Water from a river that flows onto the land is a
a)
a mess
b)
flood
c)
really awesome
d)
great for plants
7.
_____________ is to break Earth’s surface into pieces.
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
glacier
d)
weathering
8.
________________ is to move broken pieces to a new area.
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
glacier
d)
weathering
9.
__________________ is frozen water that moves slowly to change Earth’s surface.
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
glacier
d)
weathering
10.
______________ is the piling of sediment in a new area.
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
glacier
d)
weathering
11.
Where is one most likely to find rocks that have become smooth and rounded?
a)
At the bottom of the ocean
b)
Deep within Earth
c)
On top of a hilll
d)
In a fast moving river
12.
This rock formation formed over many millions of years.
What force most likely created it?
What force most likely created it?
a)
A glacier pushing rocks ahead of it
b)
A river bringing rocks down a mountain
c)
Wind-blown sand carving large rocks
d)
A volcano blasting rocks great distances
13.
Dunes are large piles of sand that shift slowly around in deserts and on beaches. What causes the dune to move from place to place?
a)
Rushing rivers
b)
Blowing winds
c)
Freezing water
d)
Weathering rock
14.
What is a flash flood?
a)
A sophisticated flood
b)
Power lines fallen in flood waters
c)
A deep flood
d)
A flood that happens fast with little warning
15.
Which is a positive effect of wildfires?
a)
air pollution
b)
habitat destruction
c)
loss of property
d)
seed germination
16.
What catastrophic event would be of greatest risk to a grassland?
a)
hurricane
b)
flood
c)
tsunami
d)
wildfire
17.
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
18.
A long high sea wave caused by an underwater Earthquake, landslide or underwater volcanic
a)
Typhoon
b)
Flood
c)
Tornado
d)
Tsunami
19.
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
20.
What is the process of transporting sediments from location to another?
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Compaction
21.
Which natural disaster uses the Richter scale to measure strength?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Tornado
c)
Tsunami
d)
Hurricane
22.
Magma that reaches the surface of the Earth is called.
a)
magma
b)
lava
c)
hot-spot
d)
hot-solid rock
23.
A sudden shaking of the earth is called an ______________________.
a)
tsunami
b)
earthquake
c)
pressure
d)
seismograph
24.
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a...
a)
seismogram
b)
focus seismic map
c)
focus
d)
seismograph
25.
What do you call melted rock once it comes to the Earth's surface?
a)
focus
b)
magma
c)
lava
d)
seismic waves
26.
How often does the earth change?
a)
Never
b)
Rarely
c)
Most of the time
d)
Constantly
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