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WorksheetsUnit 4 Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which natural disaster is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground?
a)
Drought
b)
Tornado
c)
Earthquake
d)
Flood
2.
Which natural disaster is a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside?
a)
Volcano Eruption
b)
Sinkhole
c)
Avalanche
d)
Flooding
3.
Which natural disaster is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer?
a)
Sinkhole
b)
Drought
c)
Hurricane
d)
Thunderstorm
4.
These rocks were made smooth by wind blowing smaller rock particles across their surface. This is an example of:
a)
ice wedging
b)
chemical weathering
c)
acid rain
d)
abrasion
5.
Which type of climate will have faster chemical weathering?
a)
Hot and Wet
b)
Cold and Dry
c)
Hot and Cold
d)
Cold and Wet
6.
What are the two factors that affect the rate at which weathering occurs?
a)
climate and mass of rock
b)
climate and size of rock
c)
type of rock and size of rock
d)
type of rock and climate
7.
The diagrams shows a rock with water trapped in the cracks during the day and at night.
Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?
Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?
a)
frozen water acts as a solute
b)
water expands when it freezes
c)
the mass of water increases when it freezes
d)
frozen water dissolves most types of rock
8.
A mass of loosened rock and soil moves downhill in one large chunk.
a)
Slump
b)
Landslide
c)
Mudflow
d)
Creep
9.
A mass of loosened rock and soil moves downhill in one large chunk.
a)
Slump
b)
Landslide
c)
Mudflow
d)
Creep
10.
What factor commonly triggers mass movements?
a)
earthquakes
b)
saturation of surface materials with water
c)
removal of vegetation
d)
all are correct
11.
Rock & soil slides quickly down steep slope in a ______________________.
a)
slump
b)
windstorm
c)
landslide
d)
mudlfow
12.
Deforestation of areas considered to be rich sources of genetic material could limit future agricultural and medical advances due to
a)
the
maintenance of dynamic equilibrium
b)
the
loss of biodiversity
c)
an
increase in the ecosystem’s carrying capacity
d)
the
depletion of the ozone layer
13.
Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Agriculture
c)
Burning fossil fuels
d)
Respiration
14.
Which human activity has had the most positive ecological impact on the environment?
a)
use of pesticides to regulate insect populations
b)
mport of various invasive species
c)
reforestation and crop rotation to prevent soil erosion
d)
overhunting of many predators to prevent the death of prey animals
15.
What long-term impact could the destruction of large areas of forests have on Earth?
a)
decreased rates of erosion
b)
increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
c)
decreased amounts of acid rain
d)
increased atmospheric oxygen levels
16.
All of the following are causes of physical weathering except...
a)
plant growth
b)
wind
c)
acid rain
d)
running water
17.
The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
faults
18.
How are canyons formed?
a)
Wind blows sand into high piles, which form the canyon walls.
b)
Rivers erode soil and rock over time, leaving behind canyon walls.
c)
Gravity causes rocks to fall from mountain sides onto valley floors.
d)
Ice freezes and thaws in cracks of rocks, and the cracks become canyons.
19.
Plants prevent soil erosion by-
a)
holding dirt in place with their roots
b)
providing food for herbivores
c)
the process of photosynthesis
d)
releasing water into the atmosphere through transpiration
20.
Which natural disaster can cause a tsunami to happen?
a)
Tornado
b)
Tsunami
c)
Hurricane
d)
Earthquake
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