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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 22mins
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1.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of what?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Compaction
2.
Waves dropping sand on the beach is an example of what?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Compaction
3.
Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers are examples of what?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Compaction
4.
Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
5.
What is sediment?
a)
the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
b)
bits of rock and sand caused by the weathering of rocks
c)
the top layer of the soil
d)
decaying plant or animal material
6.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
7.
A natural land feature on Earth's surface is called
a)
landform
b)
delta
c)
canyon
8.
Weathering and erosion are the same thing.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.
a)
forming new land features.
b)
breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.
c)
washing away beaches.
d)
moving topsoil.
10.
A cliff formed near the ocean. Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?
a)
Warm air melted the rock.
b)
Sun rays evaporated the rock.
c)
Ocean waves washed away rock.
d)
Plant roots pushed away the rock.
11.
Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor is an example of
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Awesome Science
12.
What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?
a)
A glacier
b)
An iceberg
c)
An ice wedge
d)
A sand dune
13.
Which of the following is NOT a slow change to Earth's surface?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Landslides
14.
Which of the following is NOT a fast change in Earth's surface?
a)
Landslides
b)
Erosion
c)
Volcanoes Erupting
d)
Earthquakes
15.
How can an earthquake change mountains?
a)
Earthquakes can cause landslides and tsunamis.
b)
Earthquakes can move mountains.
c)
Earthquakes can cause sand to move from sand dune to sand dune.
16.
The Earth can change both quickly and slowly?
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What is an example of an event that causes a slow change?
a)
Earthquake cracking a highway.
b)
Flooding of a river.
c)
Wind blowing a sand dune.
18.
Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.
a)
forming new land features
b)
breaking down large rocks into smaller ones
c)
washing away beaches
d)
severely draining topsoil
19.
Sarah does the investigation described below using a model to study how rivers erode earth materials.
· She pours 600 mL of sand onto a plate.
· She pours 150 mL of water onto the pile of sand.
· She measures how much of the sand washes off the edge of the plate.
· She notices that less sand washes off the plate when she pours water slowly than when she pours it faster.
How is the model similar to real rivers eroding earth materials?
· She pours 600 mL of sand onto a plate.
· She pours 150 mL of water onto the pile of sand.
· She measures how much of the sand washes off the edge of the plate.
· She notices that less sand washes off the plate when she pours water slowly than when she pours it faster.
How is the model similar to real rivers eroding earth materials?
a)
The model shows that faster-moving
water makes sand stick to the bottom of a river.
b)
The model shows that slower-moving
water makes sand float to the top of a river.
c)
The model shows that slower-moving water
erodes less earth materials than faster-moving water.
d)
The model shows that faster-moving
water erodes less earth materials than slower-moving water.
20.
Where does a Delta form?
a)
Base of a mountain
b)
Mouth of a river
c)
In the Sky
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