WorksheetsFast and Slow Processes
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 38mins
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Class
Date
1.
Some examples of fast processes that change the earth are:
a)
landslides, volcanic eruptions, and erosion
b)
Landslides, earthquakes, and weathering
c)
Landslides, tsunamis, and earthquakes
d)
Landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruption, and weathering
2.
Examples of slow processes that change the Earth are:
a)
earthquakes, and landslides
b)
weathering and tsunamis
c)
landslides and erosion
d)
erosion and weathering
3.
Landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes erupting are examples of fast processes.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Sedimentation
5.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Sedimentation
6.
Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Sedimentation
7.
Waves dropping sand on the beach
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Sedimentation
8.
Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Sedimentation
9.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Sedimentation
10.
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Sedimentation
11.
What is the major cause of weathering and erosion?
a)
wind
b)
ice
c)
glaciers
d)
moving water
12.
Water and wind can break rock into small pieces. What are these small pieces called?
a)
erosion
b)
sediment
c)
small rocks
d)
soil
13.
What is the process of MOVING weathered materials
a)
weathering
b)
wind
c)
erosion
d)
landform
14.
What process is slowly changing the Earth's surface in the picture?
a)
weathering and erosion
b)
earthquake
c)
volcanic eruption
d)
freezing
15.
This happens when rocks and soil slide down a hill or cliff suddenly
a)
Earthquake
b)
Landslide
c)
Flood
d)
Tsunami
16.
During a landslide, what causes the rocks and soil to fall down the slope?
a)
mud
b)
gravity
c)
rocks
d)
fire
17.
What is the liquid rock that comes out of a volcano?
a)
fire
b)
magma
c)
pizza sauce
d)
ash
18.
The Earth is always changing.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Weathering is a ___________
a)
slow change
b)
fast change
20.
Erosion is a ____________
a)
slow change
b)
fast change
21.
An earthquake is a _________
a)
slow change
b)
fast change
22.
A volcano is a ____________
a)
slow change
b)
fast change
23.
Mudslides and landslides are _______________
a)
slow changes
b)
fast changes
24.
Canyons form because of...
a)
glacier erosion
b)
water erosion
c)
volcanoes
d)
deposition
25.
Deltas form because of...
a)
volcanoes
b)
deposition
c)
earthquakes
d)
sedimentation
26.
This rock formation formed over many millions of years.
What force most likely created it?
What force most likely created it?
a)
A glacier pushing rocks ahead of it
b)
A river bringing rocks down a mountain
c)
Wind-blown sand carving large rocks
d)
A volcano blasting rocks great distances
27.
Over many years the bottom of a lake gets higher and higher.
What could cause this slow change?
What could cause this slow change?
a)
The climate in the area gets warmer.
b)
Sediments are deposited in the lake.
c)
The Sun evaporates the water.
d)
A hurricane brings heavy rains.
28.
a)
Animals dug a large hole through the rock.
b)
Fire burned through the rock and made a hole.
c)
A plant's roots grew through the rock and broke it.
d)
Sand blew against the rock to change its shape.
29.
A large rock breaks into smaller pieces through a process called:
a)
erosion
b)
sedimentation
c)
weathering
d)
sedimentation
30.
The sediments along the side of this stream are an example of
a)
deposition
b)
transport
c)
erosion
d)
weathering
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