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WorksheetsEarth and Space
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
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1.
What is erosion?
a)
Movement of soil from one place to another
b)
Rocks moving over one another & grinding each down to smaller rocks
c)
Heat from inside the Earth melting rock
d)
Breaking down of rock by wind, water, or ice
2.
Weathering can be caused by
a)
ice
b)
wind
c)
waves
d)
all of these
3.
During a hurricane large ocean waves crashed onto a sandy shore of a beach. When the hurricane was over, what would you expect to shore to be like?
a)
The sandy beach became clay
b)
The sandy beach became mostly humas
c)
The sand beach is larger because of the new sand brought by the waves
d)
Much of the sandy beach was gone because of erosion
4.
Which of the following is NOT an example of weathering?
a)
ice grinding rocks
b)
rocks rubbing against each other
c)
soil or dirt moved by floods
d)
wind blowing bits of sand into rock
5.
Which of the following is a pattern that take many years to observe?
a)
Erosion changing landforms on the Earth's surface
b)
Moon phases
c)
A weather front bringing a cold winter storm
d)
sunrise and sunset
6.
When weathering breaks rocks down into smaller pieces, these smaller pieces are called ___________.
a)
humus
b)
sediment
c)
landforms
d)
erosion
7.
This rock shows evidence of
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
glacier
d)
a rock band
8.
Which of the following is the best description of sand?
a)
It is tan and feels gritty in your fingers
b)
It is light brown and feels like flour because it's a fine powder.
c)
It is black and holds a lot of water. It is also rich in nutrients.
d)
It's reddish brown and sticks together when when and rolled.
9.
Which of the following is the best description of sand?
a)
It is tan and feels gritty in your fingers
b)
It is light brown and feels like flour because it's a fine powder.
c)
It is black and holds a lot of water. It is also rich in nutrients.
d)
It's reddish brown and sticks together when when and rolled.
10.
Overtime a river can change its shape. Which of the following ways is BEST for scientist to observe these changes?
a)
by taking a picture of the river once a day for several weeks
b)
recording the river with a video camera for one year
c)
taking a picture of the river once a year for many years
d)
recording the river with a video for one whole day
11.
Why can you see your breath when it's cold outside?
a)
Warm particles from the lungs mix with water vapor in the air to become smoke.
b)
The warm moisture in your breath chills in the cold air and becomes fog.
c)
The cold air causes the carbon dioxide from your lungs to condense when you exhale
d)
Water droplets form and mix with the outside air and evaoprate
12.
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
water
b)
trees
c)
natural gas
d)
wind
13.
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
a)
oil
b)
diamonds
c)
gas
d)
solar energy
14.
Today the clouds are all cumulus clouds with some dark thunderheads reaching high in the sky. You could predict that...
a)
It will be a rainy and possibly stormy
b)
Te is a hurricane headed toward your area
c)
A blizzard is expected in the next few hours
d)
The sun will come out and it will be a nice day
15.
After cutting down trees in a forest which of the following is the BEST way to protect the forest for the future?
a)
Use the cut trees to make furniture and paper
b)
Replace the cut trees by planting new seedlings
c)
Clear all the trees and turn the forest into a farm
d)
Build homes on in the areas where trees were cut down
16.
Which of the following is powered by a renewable resource?
a)
A windmill
b)
A racecar
c)
A speedboat
d)
A house
17.
A what time of day is a shadow the shortest?
a)
8:30 AM
b)
10:00 AM
c)
12:00 PM
d)
2:30 PM
18.
Which of the following BEST describes how the Sun affects Earth?
a)
The Sun provides air
b)
The Sun provides water
c)
The Sun supplies energy
d)
The Sun supplies nutrients
19.
Which change occurs every day?
a)
Earth rotates on is axis
b)
Seasons change
c)
Birds migrate to warmer climates
d)
The sun revolves around the Earth
20.
Which change occurs at least once every day?
a)
Summer turns into fall
b)
The new moon changes to a full moon
c)
It rains
d)
Day changes into night
21.
Which of these is NOT affected by the Sun?
a)
high tides and low tides
b)
rain
c)
the Moon
d)
wind
22.
How often do the phases of appear? In other words how many days is the moon cycle?
a)
Weekly
b)
Monthly
c)
Yearly
d)
Daily
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