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WorksheetsChapter 8 Changes on Earth
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Look at the illustration. What layer of the Earth is the arrow pointing to?
a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
2.
What forms when water slows enough to fill an area?
a)
lake
b)
river
c)
waterfall
d)
stream
3.
What landform is made when a river slowly cuts through rock?
a)
hill
b)
plain
c)
valley
d)
mountain
4.
What force can rapidly change the Earth's landscape?
a)
wind erosion
b)
weathering
c)
thunderstorms
d)
volcanic eruptions
5.
When igneous rock from a volcanic eruption cools, what does it form?
a)
new core
b)
new crust
c)
new mantle
d)
new inner core
6.
How does water break apart a rock?
a)
It takes up less space when it freezes in cold weather
b)
it takes up more space when it freezes in cold weather
7.
What carries soil away from hilly farm fields?
a)
rain
b)
plants
c)
rivers
d)
waves
8.
What causes a rockslide - the quick movement of rocs down a slope?
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
gravity
d)
glaciers
9.
How does erosion mainly occur in dry regions?
a)
gravity pulls soil downhill
b)
mud flows quickly down a slope
c)
sand particles blow against rock
d)
rock particles are carried away by water
10.
Look at the illustration. The pictures shows rock breaking into smaller and smaller pieces. What force causes this change?
a)
erosion
b)
gravity
c)
flooding
d)
weathering
11.
Choose the words that belong in the sentence. The innermost layer of Earth is the ______, which is made of _________.
a)
core, gas
b)
core, metal
c)
crust, rocks
d)
mantle, minerals
12.
What layer is labeled as A in the picture?
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
crust
d)
inner core
13.
What layer is labeled as b in the picture?
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
crust
d)
inner core
14.
What layer is labeled as C in the picture?
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
crust
d)
inner core
15.
What layer is labeled as D in the picture?
a)
mantle
b)
outer core
c)
crust
d)
inner core
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