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WorksheetsHow are canyon walls formed?
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins
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Class
Date
1.
How are canyons formed?
a)
Glaciers moving down mountain
b)
Wind blows
c)
Water seeping into cracks
d)
Flowing rivers erode the walls
2.
Rocks breaking into pieces is due to
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Water
d)
Water freezing and thawing (weathering)
3.
In this image, where did the sediments come from to form this delta?
a)
The highest point
b)
The lowest point
c)
The mud under the grassThe mud under the grass
d)
It was already there
4.
What forces change the earths surface?
a)
Rain, ice, wind
b)
lightening, thunder, wind
c)
glaciers, water, wind
d)
thunder, glaciers, water
5.
This lighthouse on the coast has been moving closer and closer to the water's edge. What most likely occurred that caused the ocean to get closer?
a)
volcano eruptions burned the land
b)
waves eroding the land
c)
humans walking on the land
d)
a tsunami
6.
What landform does a glacier create?
a)
Sand dune
b)
Pedestal Rock
c)
Island
d)
U-Shaped valley
7.
Wind erosion (represented here by blowing sand), creates which landform?
a)
Mountain range
b)
Sand dune
c)
Delta
d)
Cav
8.
What natural disaster (rapid change) impacts coastal cities the most?
a)
earthquakes
b)
hurricanes
c)
mudslides
d)
floods, creating deltas
9.
Weathering has helped create this pedestal rock. What force most likely caused the weathering and erosion?
a)
ice
b)
water
c)
wind
10.
What changes occur to a canyons after many years of flowing water?
a)
They get deeper
b)
They fill up with blowing sand
c)
A glacier melts and it floods
d)
It remains unchanged
11.
What do roots do to the process of erosion?
a)
Roots create more erosion
b)
Roots are swept away with the sediments
c)
Roots lessen the amount of erosion
d)
Roots don't do anything in the erosion process
12.
Which is false about landslides?
a)
Happens rapidly
b)
can change the direction of creeks and streams
c)
affects landforms with steep sloping areas
d)
can be caused by earthquakes
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