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WorksheetsChapter 8: Lessons 4 and 5 Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The movement of materials away from a place is called...
a)
deposition
b)
weathering
c)
erosion
d)
sediment
2.
The process of laying down materials, such as rocks and soil is called...
a)
deposition
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
gravity
3.
Materials that are broken down by erosion are called...
a)
sand dunes
b)
glaciers
c)
sediments
d)
deltas
4.
What are two types of erosion?
a)
Rain and Water
b)
Glacier and Wave
c)
Wind and Water
d)
Wind and Rain
5.
Which of the following types of erosion can cause a landslide?
a)
Water Erosion
b)
Beach Erosion
c)
Wind Erosion
d)
Glacier Erosion
6.
What main force causes erosion?
a)
Rain
b)
Gravity
c)
Deposition
d)
Glaciers
7.
Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor is an example of...
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
deposition
d)
plate movement on the Earth
8.
What landform can be created when waves erode one shoreline and drop sand somewhere else?
a)
Mountain
b)
Beach
c)
Volcano
d)
Valley
9.
Which of the following DOES NOT determine the size and shape of a sand dune?
a)
Speed of the wind
b)
Direction of the wind
c)
The amount of sand available
d)
The climate of the area
10.
Which of the following is NOT a way to prevent erosion?
a)
Planting grass to help hold sand and soil in place
b)
Plowing furrows to catch rainwater in fields
c)
Planting rows of tall trees along the edges of fields
d)
Building a sand dune to block wind
11.
The solid, rocky, outer-most layer of Earth is called the...
a)
hydrosphere
b)
lithosphere
c)
atmosphere
d)
stratosphere
12.
A section of the lithosphere is called a(n)...
a)
plate
b)
valley
c)
earthquake
d)
mountain
13.
A crack in the land where two plates meet is called a...
a)
plate boundary
b)
valley
c)
fault
d)
plate
14.
A hot liquid material inside the Earth is called...
a)
a chamber
b)
a volcano
c)
magma
d)
lava
15.
Magma that reaches the Earth's surface during a volcanic eruption is called...
a)
a tsunami
b)
a mantle
c)
a vent
d)
lava
16.
___________ ______ build new features on Earth's surface.
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Constructive forces
c)
Destructive forces
d)
Plate boundaries
17.
_______________ _______ wear away or tear down features on Earth's surface.
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Constructive forces
c)
Destructive forces
d)
Plate boundaries
18.
What type of boundary occurs when two plates move into each other?
a)
Tectonic plate boundary
b)
Converging plate boundary
c)
Spreading plate boundary
d)
Sliding plate boundary
19.
What type of boundary occurs when two plates move apart from each other?
a)
Tectonic plate boundary
b)
Converging plate boundary
c)
Spreading plate boundary
d)
Sliding plate boundary
20.
What type of boundary occurs when two plates move past each other in opposite directions?
a)
Tectonic plate boundary
b)
Converging plate boundary
c)
Spreading plate boundary
d)
Sliding plate boundary
21.
Which of the following is NOT formed by a constructive force?
a)
Valley
b)
Mountain
c)
Volcanic Island
d)
Earthquake
22.
Which of the following can be formed when one plate moves below another plate (converge/collide)?
a)
Mountain
b)
Valley
c)
Volcano
d)
Earthquake
23.
Which of the following can be formed when Earth's crust folds, tilts, and lifts as plates collide?
a)
Mountain
b)
Valley
c)
Volcano
d)
Earthquake
24.
Which of the following can be formed when two plates lock in place and then jerk into a new position?
a)
Mountain
b)
Valley
c)
Volcano
d)
Earthquake
25.
Which of the following can be formed at a spreading plate boundary?
a)
Mountain
b)
Valley
c)
Volcano
d)
Earthquake
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