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Earth Science Review Quiz 1

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does erosion do?

a)

Break down rock

b)

changes rock chemically

c)

changes sediment in rock

d)

moves broken pieces of rock, or sediment, from one place to another

2.

Beaches that have eroded are reclaimed through____________.

a)

weathering

b)

Building of sea walls

c)

beach nourishment

d)

building of terraces

3.
Which feature forms from wind deposition?
a)
flood plains
b)
sand dunes
c)
deltas
d)
moraines
4.
A ________________________ structure is built across a river to control its flow.
a)
dam
b)
transform
c)
fault
d)
storm drain
5.
Volcanoes and earthquakes are both _______________ and ______________ processes because they can destroy AND build up the Earth.
a)
divergent and destructive
b)
constructive and destructive
c)
convergent and divergent
d)
sediment and weathering
6.
Erosion helps move ___________ from one place in order to deposit it someplace else.
a)
sediment
b)
transform
c)
erosion
d)
weathering
7.

An earthquake is caused by a crack in the crust called a __________.

a)

fault

b)

dam

c)

plates

d)

transform

8.
Deposition is a process that ______________.
a)
Dissolves sediment
b)
Removes sediment from landforms
c)
breaks down rock to form sediment
d)
drops sediment to form landforms
9.

Where do deltas form?

a)

in desert areas

b)

on the banks of rivers

c)

at river mouths

d)

in valleys formed by glaciers

10.
What is weathering?
a)
the break down of rock
b)
the transport of sediment
c)
a type of climate
d)
the aging of rock
11.

What is an earthquake?

a)

A sudden movement of the Earth's crust caused by a release of stress accumulated along geological faults or by volcanic activity.

b)

energy that builds up inside a volcanic mountain

c)

energy being released when erosion occurs

d)

molten rock pushing up through Earth's surface.

12.

How do earthquakes form?

a)

energy from a hurricane or tornado

b)

energy that builds up inside a volcanic mountain

c)

energy being released when crustal plates move

d)

the crust expands due to the heat.

13.
How are earthquakes CONSTRUCTIVE?
a)
they are only destructive!
b)
convergent boundaries build up the crust and form mountains
c)
They construct buildings
d)
The cause damage to buildings and other landforms
14.

How are earthquakes DESTRUCTIVE?

a)

Convergent boundaries cause volcanoes to form.

b)

They are only constructive!

c)

They build up Earth's surface

d)

They break down Earth's surface

15.
Which of these things cause weathering?
a)
Wind
b)
Water
c)
Ice
d)
All of these
16.
Which landform is created by plates pushing together?
a)
Canyon
b)
Delta
c)
Mountain
d)
Sea arch
17.
The process that breaks up rock on Earth's surface?
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
compaction
d)
weathering
18.
The process by which sediments settle out of water or wind
a)
deposition
b)
cementation
c)
weathering
d)
erosion
19.
The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock
a)
weathering
b)
sedimentation
c)
erosion
d)
cementation
20.

Which one of the forces below is NOT constructive?

a)

volcano

b)

deposition

c)

faults

d)

earthquake

21.

What are three (3) agents of deposition?

a)

water, wind, ice

b)

ice, water, sand

c)

soild, liquid, and gas

d)

wind, ice, glacier

22.

What will eventually happen to the hole in this sea arch?

a)

stay the same

b)

fill with dirt

c)

get bigger

d)

fill up with water

23.
What natural activity is responsible for breaking down Stone Mountain?
a)
weathering
b)
water erosion
c)
faulting
d)
thunder
24.
Changes in landforms can be slow or fast.  Which is an example of a slow change?
a)
Landslide
b)
Earthquake
c)
Volcanic eruption
d)
Weathering
25.
How are new islands in Hawaii formed?
a)
wind erosion
b)
volcanic activity
c)
sediment deposits
d)
weathering
26.
When something freezes then thaws, which one of these things could happen?
a)
rivers freeze then flood
b)
plate movement causes earthquakes
c)
volcanoes freeze and never erupt
d)
water could freeze in cracks of rocks and split them
27.
A tree seed fell between these rocks.  What happened?
a)
the tree roots cracked the rock
b)
the rock absorbed the tree
c)
the tree died
d)
the rock will turn to dirt