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Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 28mins
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1.
This picture is a sea arch. As erosion from ocean waves continues, what will most likely happen to the hole in this landform?
a)
It will become larger
b)
It will fill with sediment
c)
it will remain the same size
d)
it will be covered with water
2.
Stone Mountain in Georgia is a granite dome that formed deep underground. Over time, uplift and erosion exposed the granite. What natural activity is MOST responsible for breaking down the mountain today?
a)
faulting
b)
weathering
c)
stream erosion
d)
lightening
3.
The process that moves weathered rocks is called
a)
erosion
b)
gravity
c)
layering
d)
folding
4.
When a volcano no longer erupts, the lava inside cools and forms
a)
melted igneous rock
b)
ash
c)
cinders
d)
solid igneous rock
5.
The Mississippi River deposits soil as it empties into the Gulf of Mexico. This shows an example of
a)
rocks can dissolve in water
b)
flowing water carries soil from place to place
c)
salt water is denser than fresh water
d)
Earth's land area keeps growing
6.
Because of the formation of new crust on its floor, the Atlantic Ocean
a)
is growing wider
b)
is getting narrower
c)
has few mountains
d)
has lost some of its fishing grounds
7.
Waves breaking on a beach will change it over time. If sediments are moved into the ocean by wave action,
a)
the beach will eventually decrease
b)
the beach will eventually increase
c)
the beach area will eventually become more level
d)
the particles on the beach will eventually become smaller
8.
Changes in the Earth's crust can be slow or fast. Which of these is the BEST example of a slow change?
a)
volcanic erruption
b)
weathering
c)
landslide
d)
earthquake
9.
Mr. Gonza owns a large farm in southwestern Georgia. This year, he plans to leave several fields fallow (without crops). What should Mr. Gonza do to prevent soil erosion on the empty fields?
a)
plant grass to hold the soil
b)
water the empty fields regularly
c)
fertilize the soil throughout the growing season
d)
plow the soil deeply and regularly
10.
A mountain range is MOST LIKELY formed due to
a)
erosion of the land around a mountain
b)
deposition from a nearby river that results in soil accumulated over time
c)
they have always existed, but due to their density, they are never changed
d)
tectonic plates shifting during an earthquake
11.
Which describes the landform from which melted rock is forced out of an opening in Earth's surface?
a)
fault
b)
erosion
c)
volcano
d)
folded mountain
12.
The formation of gorge is MOST LIKELY a result of
a)
Earthquakes because they are constructive
b)
volcanoes because they are destructive
c)
water erosion because it is both constructive and destructive
d)
plate tectonics because a gorge occurs when the plates shift
13.
The Sahara Desert in Africa has a landscape of huge sand dunes. This landscape is constantly changing. Which force in nature causes this constant change of the desert landscape?
a)
earthquake
b)
hurricane
c)
lightning strikes
d)
wind storms
14.
Dams and levees are used to control
a)
land from sliding into rivers and streams
b)
weather from breaking down the banks of rivers
c)
water preventing it from flooding nearby areas
d)
populations of animals from creeping into rivers and streams
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