WorksheetsErosion
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The breakdown of rock material
a)
wedging
b)
oxidation
c)
weathering
d)
plant roots
2.
Rocks are broken up into fragments; does not change the composition of the rock but it does create more surface area.
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
physical weathering
d)
oxidation
3.
Occurs on the surface of rocks and changes the chemical composition of the material.
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
abrasion
d)
carbonation
4.
Occurs in climates with freezing and thawing temperatures; water gets into cracks and creases of rock. Water expands when it freezes and causes cracks in rocks to get bigger and break apart. Ex: pot holes
a)
abrasion
b)
oxidation
c)
weathering
d)
frost wedging
5.
Iron atoms combine with oxygen to form iron oxide (rust).
a)
oxidation
b)
acid rain
c)
forest harvesting
d)
overgrazing
6.
Bumping and breaking up of rocks as they collide. Rocks become smaller, rounder and smoother.
a)
carbonation
b)
over grazing
c)
harvesting
d)
abrasion
7.
Caves are formed when acidic rainwater dissolve limestone underground
a)
Frost
b)
Acid Rain
c)
Carbonation
d)
Temperature
8.
Acid in rain water dissolve minerals in rock and wear them down
a)
Temperaute
b)
Acid Rain
c)
Abrasion
d)
Plant roots
9.
Repeated expanding and contracting as temperature change causes rocks to peel off in sheets
a)
over grazing
b)
forest harvesting
c)
agricultural cultivation
d)
temperature
10.
Plants like moss and animals release acids on rocks causing rocks to weaken.
a)
Acid Rain
b)
Frost
c)
Biological breakdown
d)
Agricultural Cultivation
11.
When the topsoil is eroded away and the plants can't get the nutrients they need.
a)
Agricultural Cultivation
b)
Forest Harvesting
c)
Abrasion
d)
Carbonation
12.
Trees are removed and the soil is exposed and erosion increases- Trees are used for lumber, farming, and grazing.
a)
Forrest Harvesting
b)
Abrasion
c)
Frost
d)
Overgrazing
13.
Land is over used or eaten by farmers or animals leaving the soil with out nutrients
a)
Overgrazing
b)
Terracting
c)
Couture Farming
d)
Temperature
14.
Farmers plant their crops along the natural contours (lines in the ground)
a)
Terracing
b)
no- till farming
c)
contour famring
d)
overgrazing
15.
method in which Steep-sided areas are cut and flattened so that the crops don't fall down he hill.
a)
Contour farming
b)
no-till famring
c)
over grazing
d)
terracing
16.
The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
17.
The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core.
a)
Crust
b)
Inner Core
c)
Outer Core
d)
Mantle
18.
Crust about 25km to 70km thick that makes up the continents /react-text react-text: 371 - thicker than oceanic but less dense /react-text react-text: 373 -made up of mostly sedimentary and metamorphic rock
a)
Continental Crust
b)
Inner Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Oceanic Crust
19.
Crust about 6km to 11km thick that forms the ocean floors /react-text react-text: 646 - thinner than continental but more dense /react-text react-text: 648 - made up of mostly igneous rock
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Oceanic Crust
d)
Continental Crust
20.
Liquid layer of the Earth's core /react-text react-text: 481 made of the metals iron and nickel /react-text react-text: 483 - beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
21.
Hottest layer of the Earth /react-text react-text: 530 made of solid iron and nicke
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
22.
What is the core made of?
a)
Iron and nickel
b)
Oxygen
c)
Magme
d)
Iron and calcium
23.
A circulation pattern in which material is heated and rises in one area, then cools and sinks in another area, flowing in a continuous loop
a)
Convection Currents
b)
Inner Core
c)
Atmospheric Pressure
d)
Mantle
24.
A series of steps that scientists use to answer questions and solve problems
a)
Question
b)
Scientific Method
c)
Problem
d)
Conclusion
25.
Always in form of a question; the question we are trying to answer by doing the experiment
a)
Problem
b)
Question
c)
Research
d)
Conclusion
26.
Getting information about a question or topic
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Conclusion
c)
Problem
d)
Research
27.
An educated guess
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Research
c)
Conclusion
d)
Problem
28.
T he answer to your question; a summary of what you have learned from an experiment
a)
Research
b)
Conclusion
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Scientific Method
29.
Testing our your hypothesis by using a series of steps.
a)
Experiment
b)
Observation
c)
Conclusion
d)
Question
30.
plates move toward each other
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Earthquake
31.
plates move away from each other
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Earthquake
32.
plates move against each other
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Earthquake
33.
These occur at transform boundaries
a)
earthquakes
b)
mountains
c)
volcanoes
d)
Volcanic activity.
34.
These occur at divergent boundaries
a)
mid ocean ridges
b)
mountains
c)
volcanoes
d)
Volcanic activity.
35.
These occur at divergent boundaries
a)
seafloor spreading
b)
mountains
c)
volcanoes
d)
Volcanic activity.
36.
These occur at convergent boundaries
a)
seafloor spreading
b)
mountains
c)
molten lava
d)
Volcanic activity.
37.
One plate going under another plate
a)
divergent boundary
b)
transform boundary
c)
convergent boundary
d)
subduction boundary
38.
Weak spot on the Earth where magma erupts out.
a)
earthquake
b)
tectonic plate
c)
volcano
d)
magma
39.
Melted rock under the ground, found in the mantle.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
volcano
d)
ring of fire
40.
Melted rock above the ground, Found on the crust
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
volcano
d)
ring of fire
41.
Volcanoes and earthquakes that form around the edge of the Pacific Ocean.
a)
volcano
b)
tectonic plate
c)
ring of fire
d)
lava
42.
The pipe where magma comes out of the volcano.
Letter D
Letter D
a)
vent
b)
magma chamber
c)
dormant
d)
side vent
43.
Where the magma is stored under the volcano.
Letter G
Letter G
a)
vent
b)
magma chamber
c)
dormant
d)
side vent
44.
The pipe where magma comes out of the side of the volcano.
Letter B
Letter B
a)
vent
b)
magma chamber
c)
dormant
d)
side vent
45.
Pipe or vent at the heart of a volcano where material wells up from beneath the surface.
Letter F
Letter F
a)
vent
b)
conduit
c)
dormant
d)
side vent
46.
Sleeping volcano-can erupt in future.
a)
active volcano
b)
magma chamber
c)
dormant volcano
d)
extinct volcano
47.
Dead volcano that won't ever erupt again.
a)
active volcano
b)
magma chamber
c)
dormant volcano
d)
extinct volcano
48.
A volcano that is still and has erupted in recent times
a)
active volcano
b)
magma chamber
c)
dormant volcano
d)
extinct volcano
49.
A fast spinning spiral of wind that stretches from the clouds of a thunderstorm to the ground.
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
tsunami
d)
snow
50.
Large tropical storms with wind speeds of 74 miles per hour or more.
a)
tornado
b)
hurricane
c)
blizzard
d)
earthquake
51.
What is letter A referring to in this example of an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Tectonic Plates
52.
What is letter B referring to in this example of an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Tectonic Plates
d)
Focus
53.
What is letter C referring to in this example of an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Tectonic Plates
d)
Focus
54.
The ____________ is where the earthquake is the strongest and the most damage occurs.
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Tectonic Plates
d)
Focus
55.
What is the name of the person who studies volcanos?
a)
seismologist
b)
paleontologist
c)
volcanologist
d)
doctor
56.
What is the name of the person who studies earthquakes?
a)
seismologist
b)
paleontologist
c)
volcanologist
d)
doctor
57.
What is the name of the person who studies fossils?
a)
seismologist
b)
paleontologist
c)
volcanologist
d)
doctor
58.
When tectonic plates slide past each other ___________ can cause them to get stuck.
a)
friction
b)
force
c)
fault lines
59.
Which earthquake wave causes the most damage?
a)
S Wave
b)
P Wave
60.
Which earthquake wave reaching the crust the fastest??
a)
S Wave
b)
P Wave
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