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Earth Science Unit Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 Which item must be USED during a volcano experiment?
a)
magnet
b)
camera
c)
safety goggles
d)
wind vane
2.
Which is NOT found in SOIL?
a)
air
b)
plant remains (parts of dead plants)
c)
water
d)
plastic foam
3.
A land-form that has a ROUNDED TOP and SLOPING (downward) sides is a...
a)
HILL
b)
VALLEY
c)
PLAIN
d)
MOON CRATER
4.
During an EARTHQUAKE...SOIL and ROCKS on a CLIFF(mountain) are SHAKEN LOOSE and fall to the GROUND. This CAUSES a...
a)
LANDSLIDE
b)
TORNADO
c)
VOLCANO
d)
GLACIER (ICE)
5.
MOST of Earth's surface is COVERED (made) by...
a)
SAND
b)
WATER
c)
ROCK
d)
ICE
6.
DECOMPOSED (DEAD) LEAVES and TWIGS (sticks) are examples of...
a)
MAN-MADE WASTE
b)
ROCK
c)
ANIMAL BONES
d)
PLANT REMAINS
7.
A VALID (true) CONCLUSION (fact) is...
a)
ALL soil is MOIST (wet)
b)
worms eat ants
c)
SOIL contains (HAS) plant and animal remains (PARTS)
d)
LIVING organisms (things) CANNOT survive (live) in soil
8.
An Earthquake usually SHAKES Earth's surface for...
a)
ALL DAY for 2 WEEKS
b)
OVER an HOUR (more than 1 hour)
c)
a minute or LESS (LESS than 1 minute)
d)
MORE than a DAY
9.
An EARTHQUAKE and an ERUPTING VOLCANO ARE...
a)
small PIECES of ROCK
b)
FORCES that can cause RAPID CHANGES TO EARTH'S SURFACE
c)
LANDFORMS on Earth's surface
d)
Earth's material that MOVE DOWN the side of a HILL
10.
LAVA from a VOLCANO can change the Earth's surface by...
a)
PUSHING  HILLS
b)
CARVING (making) VALLEYS
c)
Making OCEANS BOIL (hot)
d)
FORMING new LAND
11.
How do Earthquakes change the Earth's surface?
a)
SHIFT (move) the surface of the Earth
b)
Clouds form and rain falls
c)
force LAVA through holes in the ground
d)
throws ROCKS in the air
12.
When ROCKS and SOIL SLIDE RAPIDLY (fast) down a slope it is a ....
a)
DELTA
b)
LANDSLIDE
c)
GLACIER
d)
VOLCANO
13.
How do PLANTS HELP soil?
a)
COVER (hide) the soil
b)
They DIE and DECOMPOSE (break down) and become part of the soil