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Science!

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth's events that happen over a short period of time.

a)

Erosion of Rocks

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Volcanic Explosions

d)

Tornadoes

2.

Earth's events that happen over a time period longer than one can observe.

a)

Erosion of Rocks

b)

Tornadoes

c)

Melting of Glaciers

3.

Where do hurricanes form?

a)

over land

b)

over warm ocean waters

c)

over cold ocean waters

d)

over cool ocean waters

4.

Tornadoes form in

a)

a winter storm

b)

dry and cold conditions

c)

a thunderstorm

d)

areas of high pressure

5.

Which catastrophic events can cause flooding?

a)

forest fire, tornado

b)

tsunami, hurricane

c)

heavy rains, asteroid

d)

tsunami, drought

6.

What causes a tsunami?

a)

an earthquake on land

b)

hurricane

c)

a cyclone

d)

an earthquake under the ocean sea floor

7.

Erosion happens when rocks and sediments are picked up and moved to another place by what?

a)

ice

b)

wind

c)

water

d)

gravity

8.

Which catastrophic event is the deadliest?

a)

flooding

b)

drought

c)

tornado

d)

earthquake

9.

Primary cause of melting glaciers

a)

Humans

b)

Animals

c)

burning of greenhouse gases

d)

land-use changes

10.

Volcanoes occur from

a)

magma pressure on the surface of the Earth

b)

magma pressure below Earth's surface exploding as magma

c)

lava below Earth's surface exploding as magma

d)

magma pressure below Earth's surface exploding as lava

11.

The strongest earthquakes are caused by

a)

tectonic plates spreading apart

b)

tectonic plates pushing into each other

c)

tsunamis

d)

tectonic plates sliding past each other