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WorksheetsChanges to Earth's Surface
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
Features of the surface of the Earth such as mountains, hills, dunes, oceans, and rivers are called
a)
delta
b)
erosion
c)
landforms
2.
The movement of weathered material on the Earth's surface by wind, water, and ice is
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
landslides
3.
A sudden release of energy under the Earth's surface that makes the ground shake or crack is
a)
weathering
b)
earthquake
c)
landform
4.
The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water and ice is
a)
deposition
b)
delta
c)
weathering
5.
The buildup of land by depositing sediment and soil in a new location is
a)
earthquake
b)
weather
c)
deposition
6.
A triangle-shaped (deposit) landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into a body of water is
a)
weather
b)
delta
c)
landform
7.
When a river flows over the Earth and carves out a hole in the surface it makes a
a)
hill
b)
mountain
c)
canyon
8.
A delta forms when the river meets the ocean because
a)
the river is colder than the ocean
b)
the river slows down and drops sediments
c)
the earth builds up pressure in the river
9.
What natural force formed the Grand Canyon millions of years ago?
a)
a landslide
b)
an earthquake
c)
a river
10.
What is necessary for sand dunes to form?
a)
loose sand and strong wind
b)
pressure in the earth
c)
ice glaciers
11.
Deltas form when waterborne sediments are deposited at the base of a mountain.
a)
true
b)
false
12.
Canyons are formed when water deposits sediments at the mouth of a river.
a)
true
b)
false
13.
I students used a fan to blow sand and the sand piled up, what natural process is being modeled?
a)
the formation of sand dunes
b)
volcanic eruptions
c)
earthquake
14.
Which part of a slow change to Earth's surface "breaks it"
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
deposition
d)
volcanic eruptions
15.
How long does the weathering process take?
a)
exactly one year
b)
a few days
c)
years and years
16.
What is weathering?
a)
seasons changing
b)
breaking down rock into smaller pieces
c)
pressure building up inside the earth
17.
Which process takes the longest to change the Earth's surface?
a)
volcanic eruptions
b)
earthquake shaking the earth
c)
weather of rock by wind
18.
When soil builds up in a river it is caused by
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
volcanoes
19.
Weathering is not caused by
a)
rivers flowing from the mountains
b)
strong winds blowing
c)
the rotation of the earth
20.
When sediments are moved across the earth it is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
inertia
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