WorksheetsEarth Science- Vickers
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A glacier moving a boulder is an example of a moraine this effect to the earth surface is called ________________________?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
a landslide
d)
deposition
2.
What is weathering?
a)
a type of climate
b)
the movement of rock pieces from one place to another
c)
the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces
d)
a force that pulls pieces of rock downhill
3.
Where do deltas form?
a)
in the desert
b)
at the mouth of a river
c)
on the banks of a river
d)
in the valleys form by glaciers
4.
Which type of soil is most likely to eroded first?
a)
top soil
b)
sub soil
c)
bedrock
d)
magma
5.
What causes the most eroision of Earth?
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
glaciers
d)
chemical reaction
6.
Which destructive process to Earth's surface is similar to the shaking of sugar cubes in a jar? Is this a chemical or physical change?
a)
volcano, chemical change
b)
earthquake, chemical change
c)
earthquake, physical change
d)
river deltas, physical change
7.
Which type of erosion is taking place when a landslide occurs?
a)
delta
b)
wind
c)
water
d)
glacier
8.
How is a rock in nature weathered?
a)
weather
b)
freeze-thaw
c)
wind
d)
all the above
9.
What is a surface feature that is formed by constructive processes from a volcano?
a)
mountain
b)
cone
c)
land mass/ tectonic plate
d)
All the Above
10.
What are some surface features that can be distoryed by a destructive process when a volcano erupts?
a)
When the magma erupts from the volcano the The top of the mountain can be changed.
b)
The lava and ash can destroy forests and bury fields.
c)
nothing happens
d)
Both A and B
11.
What is a destructive process that will affect the sides of the valcano over time?
a)
wind/water
b)
bedrocks
c)
clouds
d)
plants
12.
Over time, plants begin to grow in the lava fields around the volcano. Is this construtive or destructive process?
a)
destrutive process
b)
constructive process
c)
Destrutive and contrutive processes
d)
Neither
13.
Earthquakes and volcanoes have constructive and destructive effects on the surrounding area. Some are immediate and some effects take decades. Which ones are constructive?
a)
Ash fails and improves the soil
b)
Ash is used to make roads
c)
Plants and trees grow back with heathly soil
d)
All the above
14.
Earthquakes and volcanoes have constructive and destructive effects on the surrounding area. Some are immediate and some effects take decades. Which ones are construtive?
a)
Ash, Rocks, and lava spew high in the air and travel, it covers the land and burns it
b)
Animals lose their homes and sources of food
c)
Both A and B
d)
Rain, snow, and heat crumble the lava into soil
15.
Which ones are destructive?
a)
Ash, rock, and lava spew high in the air and travel.
b)
trees and ground cover are burned
c)
animals lose their homes and food sources
d)
All the above
100 %
