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WorksheetsStandard 2 Earth's Surfaces Benchmark Test (B)
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 21mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which geological feature was formed mainly by wind erosion?
a)
Arch
b)
Mountains
c)
Butte
d)
Valley
2.
Which phrase is the best example of erosion?
a)
The movement of rock pieces by water.
b)
The breaking down of soil by animals.
c)
The breaking down of rocks caused by freezing water.
d)
Cracks in rocks caused by plant roots.
3.
Over time, what will weathering and erosion do this arch?
a)
Make the arch thicker.
b)
Cause the arch to break.
c)
Cause the arch to turn green
d)
Make the arch stronger.
4.
A large earthquake near a city would most likely cause which change?
a)
Unusual weather patterns.
b)
Formation of harmful gases.
c)
Damage to roads.
d)
Addition to useful minerals.
5.
How do geologists use technology to predict earthquakes?
a)
By using a telegraph
b)
By reading a seismograph
c)
By maintaining water levels in the wells.
d)
By recording underground rock types.
6.
What natural process results in the arch formations seen in Arches National park?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Weathering
c)
Volcanic eruptions
d)
Glacial movements.
7.
Which of the following has the greatest weathering effect on Earth's surface?
a)
Soil
b)
Wind
c)
Clouds
d)
Sunshine
8.
The diagram shows a U-shaped canyon.
How did this canyon most likely form?
How did this canyon most likely form?
a)
Deposition
b)
Glacier
c)
Gravity
d)
Wind
9.
Use the pictures of the weathering process of a rock to answer the question.
Which step comes next in the weathering process?
Which step comes next in the weathering process?
a)
The wind will smooth and polish the rock.
b)
The rock will break up into smaller pieces.
c)
Animals will carry rock pieces away to build shelter.
d)
Gravity will push the pieces back together.
10.
The Grand Canyon formed millions of year ago. How are scientists able to explain how the Grand Canyon formed without having observed its formation directly?
a)
They have taken measurements of the canyon since a river began forming it.
b)
They have studied photographs taken of the canyon during this time period.
c)
They have watched how animals living in the canyon affect Earth's surface.
d)
They have observed how running water affects Earth's surface for many years.
11.
Some people live near earthquake faults. How can scientists best help these people stay safe?
a)
Scientists can pour concrete into a fault line.
b)
Scientists can show people how to escape to higher ground.
c)
Scientists can collect data and predict where earthquakes will occur.
d)
Scientists can make traffic lights change quickly to help people leave the area.
12.
A scientist finds an Internet Web site that shows pictures of the Grand Canyon taken in 1960 and 2002. The student notices that the exposed rock layers look alike in both sets of pictures. Which statement best explains this?
a)
The layers of the exposed rock in the Grand Canyon change slowly over time.
b)
They layers of exposed rock in the Grand Canyon change quickly over time.
c)
Only uplift changes the exposed rock in the Grand Canyon.
d)
Only weathering changes the exposed rock in the Grand Canyon.
13.
The pictures show the same mountain at two different times. The mountain is younger in Picture X than in Picture Y.
What caused the mountain to change over time?
What caused the mountain to change over time?
a)
Uplift
b)
Deposition
c)
Growth of plants
d)
Weathering and Erosion.
14.
A lighthouse was originally built 510 feet from the edge of a cliff by an ocean. Over 100 years later, the same lighthouse was only 128 feet from the edge of the cliff.
What caused the change>
What caused the change>
a)
Very strong gravity.
b)
Deposition of sand.
c)
Uplift on a fault line.
d)
Erosion of soil.
15.
How does this experiment show the effects water has has on rocks.
a)
Water wears away rocks.
b)
Water freezes in cracks of rocks and breaks them apart.
c)
Water moves rocks from place to place.
d)
Water freezes and makes rocks slippery.
16.
A visitor was amazed at the height of Utah's mountains. Which sentence best explains how these mountains became so tall?
a)
The mountains have always been tall.
b)
The mountains suddenly pushed up to the present height.
c)
The mountains were slowly lifted to their present height.
d)
The mountains have not been changed by erosion.
17.
A student makes a model of an Earth process using bread, peanut butter, and jelly. The diagram shows how the model is made.
Which Earth process is the student modeling?
Which Earth process is the student modeling?
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Uplift
d)
Weathering
18.
Scientists use technology that measures small earthquakes to predict when a volcano will erupt. How does this technology affect human life?
a)
It helps the volcano erupt on time.
b)
It prevents the volcano from erupting.
c)
It tells people how old the volcano is.
d)
It provides a warning and give people time to leave.
19.
In the 1870's, John Wesley Powell led an expedition that produced some of the first pictures of the Grand Canyon and its amazing layers of exposed rock. many of these pictures are still used by travel companies today.
Which statement best describes why these pictures still provide accurate information about the Grand Canyon?
Which statement best describes why these pictures still provide accurate information about the Grand Canyon?
a)
Most rock formations have changed little since the 1870's.
b)
Black and white pictures show more details than color pictures.
c)
The Grand Canyon looks very different now than it did in the 1870's.
d)
People enjoy looking at black and white pictures they visited.
20.
What would this area look like if weathering, erosion, and uplift had not happened?
a)
The land would look flatter.
b)
The mountains would be higher.
c)
The area would look like the picture.
d)
The land would have more valleys.
21.
The Appalachian Mountains formed about 450 million year ago. Uplift of these mountains stopped about 250 million years ago. Which statement best describes the natural process that has affected the Appalachian Mountains during the past 250 million years?
a)
Erosion has removed pieces of rock and rounded the mountain peaks.
b)
Erosion has occurred as animals have rounded the mountain peaks.
c)
Weathering has kept the mountains the same since uplift stopped.
d)
Weathering has broken down the mountains and created a coastal plain.
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