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Earth's Systems

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

The freezing and thawing that breaks up rocks is called?

a)

ice wedging

b)

ice fracturing

c)

chemical weathering

d)

frost

2.

water will move directly from the ocean by

a)

sedimentation

b)

sublimation

c)

condensation

d)

evaporation

3.

Which type of boundary will most likely form a mountain range over time?

a)

transform

b)

divergent continental/continental

c)

convergent continental/continental

d)

divergent oceanic/oceanic

4.

Ice, wind, water, gravity, plants, and animals are agents of

a)

mechanical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

c)

chemical processes

d)

abrasion

5.

What is a natural process that would slowly change the shape of a mountain over thousands of years?

a)

earthquake

b)

tsunami

c)

mechanical weathering

d)

evaporation

6.

The height of an object above sea level is

a)

topography

b)

contour interval

c)

contour line

d)

elevation

7.

An area receives 6 inches of snow. Before the snow can continue through the water cycle as ground water or run off, it must first

a)

condense

b)

evaporate

c)

freeze

d)

melt

8.

What caused the break up of Pangaea?

a)

strong ocean currents

b)

a bad rumor

c)

erosion and sedimentation

d)

tectonic plate motion

9.

The "Ring of Fire" a long chain of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean was created by

a)

a crater caused by an asteroid

b)

tectonic plates under the sea

c)

under water convection currents

d)

under water conduction

10.

While hiking you notice a large bolder with cracks in it. What process most likely caused the cracks?

a)

flowing water

b)

very strong winds

c)

freezing and thawing

d)

acid precipitation

11.

Over time natural rock can change color. What process can make this change?

a)

wind erosion

b)

chemical weathering

c)

mechanical weathering

d)

water erosion

12.

What type of heat transfer drives the water cycle?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

convection current

13.

Sediments are deposited where a river meets the ocean. This process is called

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

d)

subduction

14.

What is the best evidence that the Earth's continents have moved?

a)

continental erosion

b)

volcanoes encircle the Pacific Ocean

c)

deltas form on major rivers

d)

Fossils of tropical plants are found in Antarctica

15.

Which of the following causes tectonic plates to move?

a)

conduction zone

b)

convection currents

c)

radiation

d)

subduction zone

16.

Water, air, and weak acids are examples of

a)

mechanical weathering

b)

erosion

c)

chemical weathering

d)

deposition

17.

Wind, water, ice, or gravity transport (move) soil. This is called

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

abrasion

d)

mud flow

18.

Glaciers can move about 3 feet per day. How does a glacier create new soil?

a)

By moving plant material to the ocean

b)

By scraping small particles off large rocks

c)

By melting rocks

d)

By freezing small particles of soil

19.

Which natural event would take the longest to happen?

a)

A cloud forming

b)

A mountain forming

c)

A pond evaporating

d)

A river flooding its banks

20.

Which of geological features provides the best evidence that a glacier once covered an area?

a)

Underground caves

b)

U shaped valleys

c)

Wide river bed

d)

Ground water springs

21.

What is the best strategy to prep for a unit test?

a)

1. A good nights sleep and a high protein breafast

b)

2. Nightly review

c)

Both 1 and 2

d)

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