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Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 7mins
What forces change the physical features of the Earth's surface?
Water, wind, and ice
The remains of once living organisms
Solar energy
The greenhouse effect
What are weathering, erosion, and deposition?
Weathering:dropping sediment in a new place, Erosion: breaking of rock, Deposition: the movement of sediment
Weathering: the movement of sediment, Erosion: the breaking of rock, Deposition: dropping sediment in a new place
Weathering:breaking of rock, Erosion:the movement of sediment, Deposition:dropping sediment in a new place
Weathering: breaking of rock, Erosion:dropping sediment in a new place
What can help slow down wind erosion on land?
Sun: the heat will help retain the soil
Water: the water will help retain the soil
Animals: the animals will help retain the soil
Plants: the roots help retain the soil
What landforms does water erosion create?
Sand dunes
Rivers, Valleys, Canyons, Deltas, Caves
U-shaped valleys
Island
How does wind erosion affect landforms?
creates canyons
shapes rivers
shapes mountains, creates sand dunes
creates deltas
What landforms does glacier erosion create?
Sand dunes
Canyons
Deltas
U-Shape Valleys (wide valley)
Beginning with the outermost layer, what are the layers of the Earth?
Crust, Mantle, Core
Core, Crust, Mantle
Mantle, Core, Crust
Crust, Core, Mantle
What are fossils?
The remains of once living organisms.
breaking of rock
coal, oil, natural gas
resources that can never be used up
What are the fossil fuels?
Coal:from plants in swamps, Oil: from plants in swamps, Natural Gas: from plants & animals in the ocean
Coal: from plants & animals in the ocean, Oil: from plants in swamps, Natural Gas: from plants & animal in the ocean
Coal: from plants in swamps, Oil: from plants & animals in the ocean, Natural Gas: from plants in swamps
Coal:from plants in swamps, Oil:from plants & animals in the ocean Natural Gas:from plants & animals in the ocean
