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WorksheetsChapter 10: Reshaping Earth''s Surface
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is deposition?
a)
The process of adding sediments to a new place after being carried from another
b)
The process of moving sediments to the end of a river to form rills
2.
What can cause the change in the shape of a river?
a)
deposition
b)
fish eggs
c)
waterfalls
d)
erosion
3.
Water starts...
a)
at sea level and travels downward
b)
above sea level and travels downward
c)
at sea level and travels north only
d)
above sea level and travels south only
4.
Where does a river flow into a larger body of water?
a)
delta
b)
rills
c)
river
d)
stream
5.
Is flooding a blessing or a curse?
a)
blessing
b)
curse
c)
both
6.
How does the salt get to the ocean?
a)
dissolved mineral from the land the river flows over
b)
dissolved mineral from the ocean floor and fish
c)
dissolved mineral from the many ships on the ocean dumping it into the water
d)
dissolved mineral from the many fish eggs deposited in the gravel
7.
Wave energy is strongest at...
a)
bottom of the ocean
b)
surface of the ocean
8.
When the ocean floor causes the bottom of the wave to slow down while the top is moving quickly it causes a ________ to form.
a)
breaker
b)
wind wave
c)
tsunami
d)
earthquake
9.
The two top causes of waves are....
a)
wind and tectonic activity
b)
wind and earthquakes
c)
stiff breeze and underwater tectonic plates shifting
d)
all of the above
10.
A tsunami is ...
a)
an unusually large sea wave produced by tectonic activity
b)
an unusually small sea wave produced by tectonic activity
c)
an unusually large sea wave produced by wind
d)
an unusually large sea wave produced by an elephant jumping into the ocean
11.
When was the most recent tsunami in Japan that started with an 8.9-magnitude earthquake?
a)
2011
b)
2001
c)
2020
d)
2010
12.
What is A?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wave length
13.
What is B?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wave length
14.
What is C?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wave length
15.
What is D?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wave length
16.
Waves carry sediments which can...
a)
wear away at rocks and the coast like sandpaper
b)
crack rocks-even large ones
c)
build up beaches and sandbars
d)
all of the above
17.
Waves carry sediments which can build up beaches and sandbars through...
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
18.
A sandbar is ridges of sand/shell/rock created by a __________ current from a shoreline to an area in the water away from the shore.
a)
longshore
b)
shortshore
c)
sedicurrent
d)
pedicurrent
19.
A sandbar is ridges of _________ created by a longshore current from a shoreline to an area in the water away from the shore.
a)
rock
b)
shells
c)
sand
d)
rock/shell/sand
20.
A __________ is ridges of rock/shell/sand created by a longshore current from a shoreline to an area in the water away from the shore.
a)
sandbar
b)
wave
c)
delta
d)
tsunami
21.
Waves carrying sediments that separate the water body from the open ocean can create...
a)
lagoon
b)
dune
c)
sandbar
d)
hill of shells
22.
Waves carrying sediments that pile sand up along the coast by wind can create...
a)
lagoons
b)
dunes
c)
sandbars
d)
hill of shells
23.
Where is the beautiful spot in Ireland that Mrs. E looked over the edge to see the view?
a)
Cliffs of Moher
b)
Mountains of Moher
24.
What are huge masses of slowly moving ice?
a)
Glaciers
b)
Ice Cubes
c)
Whales
d)
Polar Bears
25.
What are solid particles that are moved from one place to another?
a)
glaciers
b)
sediments
c)
fish eggs
d)
diamonds
26.
The process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces is called...
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
freezing
d)
thawing
27.
When forces such as water and ice break down rocks that is...
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
28.
When substances in the environment like oxygen and nitrogen alter rocks when breaking them down that is...
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
29.
Which type of weathering changes only the size of the rock?
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
30.
Which type of weathering changes the minerals that make up the rock?
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
31.
What is the process by which soil and sediments are transferred from one location to another?
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
waterfalls
32.
What can cause erosion?
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
ice
d)
all three
33.
Would rocks on Earth weather faster or more slowly than on the moon?
a)
faster
b)
more slowly
34.
The more meanders in a river, the _______ it is.
a)
older
b)
younger
35.
Hydrologists study...
a)
rivers and water
b)
soil and sediments
c)
sand and soil
d)
dinosaurs
36.
Which one is a reason why dams are bad?
a)
farming and irrigation
b)
To stop fish from swimming up stream
c)
electricity
d)
Control the height of a river
37.
Which one is a reason why dams are good?
a)
fish don't know where to lay eggs
b)
Old riverbeds dry up
c)
change the ecosystem
d)
Control the height of a river
38.
Which animal can ruin rivers and streams for all the other animals and plants in the ecosystem?
a)
humans
b)
fish
c)
deer
d)
raccoons
39.
Which way do rivers flow on the Eastern side of the Rocky Mountains?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Hudson Bay
d)
All three
40.
Which way do rivers flow on the Western side of the Rocky Mountains?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Hudson Bay
d)
Pacific Ocean
41.
What mountain range is considered the continental divide for the United States?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Smokey Mountains
d)
Appalachian Mountains
42.
Plant roots grow into cracks in rocks and make the cracks larger. What is happening?
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
chemical weathering
d)
mechanical weathering
43.
Why do farmers plant a cover crop?
a)
keep the rain water in the soil
b)
reduce the pollutants in the soil
c)
reduce the amount of soil erosion
d)
change the types of minerals in the soil
44.
What is an important difference between erosion and weathering?
a)
erosion changes the chemistry of materials
b)
weathering happens only during fierce storms
c)
weathering happens after the erosion of a material
d)
erosion involves movement of materials from one place to another
45.
The area that water and sediments go when it overflows during a flood is called a...
a)
floodplain
b)
floodbowl
c)
floodbank
d)
floodway
46.
What is the main process that shapes Earth's surface?
a)
glaciers slowly moving
b)
water running downhill
c)
ocean waves striking the shoreline
d)
wind blowing tiny particles in the air
47.
When will the amplitude of ocean waves be the smallest?
a)
on a calm day
b)
during a tsunami
c)
on a very windy day
d)
during an underwater earthquake
48.
When will the amplitude of ocean waves be the largest?
a)
on a calm day
b)
during a tsunami
c)
on a very windy day
d)
during a storm
49.
What process forms a delta?
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
weathering
d)
sedimentation
50.
Mineral deposits in lakes and on the ocean floor are formed when...
a)
dissolved minerals settle out of the water
b)
minerals in rainfall settle in lakes and oceans
c)
rocks in lakes and oceans undergo weathering
d)
the tectonic plates under lakes and oceans shift
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