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WorksheetsChapter 3 - Earth's Features
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following would cause a slow change to Earth's surface?
a)
volcano
b)
earthquake
c)
landslide
d)
weathering
2.
Which of the following would cause a rapid change to Earth's surface?
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
volcano
d)
none of these
3.
Which of these words describes shaking of the ground caused by a sudden shift in Earth's crust?
a)
landslide
b)
volcano
c)
earthquake
d)
none of these
4.
What does this mineral show?
a)
cleavage
b)
streak
c)
magnetism
d)
crystals
5.
What causes erosion?
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
gravity
d)
all of these
6.
All rocks contain one or more
a)
patterns
b)
sediments
c)
minerals
d)
shells
7.
Melted rocks that cool and harden are called
a)
sedimentary rocks
b)
igneous rocks
c)
quartz
d)
metamorphic rocks
8.
Which is not a substance that all soil contains?
a)
clay
b)
air
c)
water
d)
humus
9.
Which is a type of mineral?
a)
compost
b)
igneous rock
c)
loam
d)
copper
10.
Which is a way that valleys form?
a)
A river cuts through rock
b)
Lava flowing from a volcano
c)
Ocean waves move sand
d)
Lava cools and hardens
11.
Look at the image of soil layers.
Which of the following is layer B?
Which of the following is layer B?
a)
bedrock
b)
midsoil
c)
subsoil
d)
topsoil
12.
Which of the following causes sudden changes to Earth’s surface?
a)
ocean waves
b)
flowing river
c)
volcanic eruption
d)
wind
13.
Look at the table.
Which of the following could be a title for Column B?
Which of the following could be a title for Column B?
a)
bodies of water
b)
landforms
c)
kinds of erosion
d)
changes to earth
14.
Carli wants to know the texture of a rock. What should she do?
a)
Look at it with a hand lens.
b)
Put it in water.
c)
Scratch it against a plate.
d)
Hit it with a rock hammer.
15.
Hannah is carrying out a composting experiment. She wants to find out which materials can turn into composted soil over time. She collects three compost bins and adds leaves to all three bins. She places newspaper in only two of the bins. She places aluminum foil in only the third bin. She sets up all three bins in a sunny part of the schoolyard. Each week, she uses a shovel to stir the contents of each bin. She also waters the bins regularly. Each month, she writes down what she sees in each bin. The table below shows her results.
What can she conclude from her experiment?
What can she conclude from her experiment?
a)
All materials will eventually become soil.
b)
Newspaper cannot be composted to form soil.
c)
It takes longer than 3 months for leaves to break down into soil.
d)
It takes longer than four months for aluminum foil to break down into soil
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