WorksheetsEarth/Space
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Changes in landforms can be slow or fast. Which is an example of a slow change?
a)
Landslide
b)
Earthquake
c)
Volcanic eruption
d)
Weathering
2.
What is the process called that wears away rocks and minerals?
a)
gravity
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
layers
3.
Soil is made up of:
a)
tiny pieces of rock, water and air
b)
decomposed plant and animal remains
c)
tiny pieces of rock, water, air, decomposed plant and animal remains
d)
none of the above
4.
Humus is:
a)
the most rich and nutritious part of soil
b)
found in the bedrock
c)
tiny pieces of rock
d)
none of the above
5.
What happens to rock that is weathered?
a)
It gets bigger
b)
It gets smoother.
c)
It changes colors.
d)
It stays the same.
6.
What causes the slowest change to the Earth's surface?
a)
weathering
b)
earthquakes
c)
landslides
d)
volcanoes
7.
Earthquakes are caused when sections of the Earth's crust move. True or False
a)
True
b)
False
8.
What part of earth is most likely formed by wind and water?
a)
A growing forest
b)
the creation of an island
c)
the formation of a canyon
d)
the formation of a volcano
9.
What is decomposition?
a)
the breaking down of leaves, grass and twigs in a container with a lid
b)
writing a paper
c)
using a simple machine
d)
creating a canyon
10.
Placing cookies in a bag and shaking them hard is similar to a process called
a)
melting
b)
volcano
c)
weathering
d)
landslide
11.
What flows out of a volcano?
a)
rock
b)
lava
c)
fire
d)
ice
12.
When a volcano erupts it
a)
destroys the land around it and the lava cools to form hard rock
b)
cleans the air and purifies the grass
c)
helps settle the earth
d)
smells good
13.
How are earthquakes, landslides and volcanoes similar?
a)
They help the earth stay in one position.
b)
They can hurt people and animals and change the earth's crust.
c)
They are all man-made disasters.
d)
They are not alike in any way.
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