WorksheetsFast Changes to Earth's Surface
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A _____________ occurs when water runs on top of the land, causing streams and rivers to fill up and overflow.
a)
landslide
b)
mudslide
c)
flood
d)
tsunami
2.
A _____________ is a mountain that builds up around an opening in Earth's crust.
a)
crater
b)
volcano
c)
fault
d)
landslide
3.
Movements in Earth's crust caused by a sudden shift in Earth's plates are _____________.
a)
faults
b)
earthquakes
c)
mudslides
d)
landslides
4.
Flooding can cause
a)
landslides.
b)
volcanic eruptions.
c)
earthquakes.
d)
drought.
5.
Sometimes there is a lot of rainfall. Lots of water causes rivers and streams to overflow. This is called _______________.
a)
a flood
b)
a landslide
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
6.
Both magma and lava are molten rocks. How are they different?
a)
lava is very cold and hard, magma is very hot
b)
magma is underground and lava is on the surface
c)
lava flows to the mantle and magma flows to the crust
d)
magma can cool to form hills but lava can not form hills
7.
How can floods be helpful?
a)
They form new islands in the ocean.
b)
They make Earth's mantle stronger.
c)
They damage many roads and homes.
d)
They can bring rich soil to an area.
8.
The Earth is always changing.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
The effects of this fast process are the surface of the ground shakes, roads and buildings become damaged, and large cracks appear. What is the cause?
a)
Flood
b)
Volcanic Eruption
c)
Earthquake
d)
Landslide
10.
The effects of this fast process are that lava burns and destroys everything in its path and leaves large amounts of dust and ash in the air making it hard to breathe. What is the cause?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Landslide
c)
Volcanic Eruption
d)
Flood
11.
What is a Tornado?
a)
A thunderstorm cloud that drops ice balls.
b)
When two tectonic plates hit and the earth starts to shake.
c)
When lava starts to erupt from a cone.
d)
A fierce rotating column of air extending to the ground.
12.
What do you do during a Tornado?
a)
Hide in a basement, cellar, safe room, closet, or bathroom.
b)
Walk outside and watch it.
c)
Hide in your car.
d)
Run to a neighbors house and hide with them.
13.
Can we predict Tornadoes?
a)
Yes
b)
No
14.
How do you spell this correctly?
a)
TOENADO
b)
TORNADO
c)
TORNEDO
15.
What are some of the effects of a tornado?
a)
No water
b)
Tornado Alley
c)
Destroyed houses and damaged cars
d)
Streets are flooded
16.
To keep something from happening is called _____________.
a)
respond
b)
harmful
c)
prevent
d)
purpose
17.
Which is a strike-slip fault?
a)
plates push into each other
b)
plates move past each other
c)
plates pull apart
18.
Besides a volcano, what else could cause a tsunami?
a)
Flood
b)
Landslide
c)
Earthquake
19.
The movement of weathered material on the Earth's surface by wind, water, and ice is
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
landslides
20.
a scientist who studies earthquakes
a)
seimology
b)
seismologist
c)
seismogram
d)
seismograph
21.
an instrument that detects, records, and measures the vibrations produced by an earthquake
a)
seismology
b)
seismologist
c)
seismogram
d)
seismograph
22.
the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake
a)
focus
b)
energy release center
c)
surface wave
d)
epicenter
23.
In order for a hurricane to form, the water must be ________.
a)
Cool
b)
Warm
c)
Cold
d)
Hot
24.
The center of a hurricane is called the ______.
a)
center
b)
brain
c)
eye
25.
The major difference between a tropical storm and a hurricane is __________.
a)
rainfall amounts
b)
wind speed
c)
air temperature
26.
What causes damage in a hurricane?
a)
Winds
b)
Flooding
c)
Storm Surge
d)
All of the above
27.
Hurricanes develop in ________ regions.
a)
Arctic
b)
Tropical
c)
Arid
d)
None of the above
28.
10. What is the strongest category of hurricane?
a)
Category 5
b)
Category 10
c)
Category 1
29.
What is the name of a scientist who studies weather?
a)
biologist
b)
geologist
c)
optometrist
d)
meterorologist
30.
What is the name of a hurricane in Asia?
a)
Cyclone
b)
Typhoon
c)
Bob
d)
Dennis
31.
What is a dormant volcano?
a)
molten rock
b)
the center of a volcano
c)
will never erupt again
d)
a volcano that is sleeping, but could erupt agian
32.
What type of volcano is this? It has been created with layers of cooled lava.
a)
Shield
b)
Cinder cone
c)
Composite
33.
What type of volcano is this? It has been created with layers of both lava and pyroclastic materials.
a)
Shield
b)
Cinder cone
c)
Composite
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