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WED and Landforms

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
2.
Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
3.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
4.

Agents of weathering

a)

water, wind, and ice

b)

formed from the remains of once-living things

5.
What is one way wind or water changes the land?
a)
erosion
b)
region
c)
environment
d)
landform
6.
What is a shape or feature on the Earth's surface?
a)
landform
b)
geography
c)
natural resources
d)
environment
7.
What is this landform?
a)
mountain
b)
canyon
c)
coast
d)
cliff
8.
What is this landform?
a)
valley
b)
hills
c)
river
d)
lake
9.
What is this landform?
a)
Island
b)
Canyon
c)
Valley
d)
Delta
10.
What is the name of this channel of moving water?
a)
A. Desert
b)
B. Lake
c)
C. Plains
d)
D. River
11.
This canyon is formed by.....
a)
A. Ocean
b)
B. Deposition
c)
C. Glacier
d)
D. River
12.
What is erosion?
a)
A type of climate
b)
A transport of sediment
c)
The breakdown of rock
d)
The aging of rock
13.
Sudden movement of loose rock and soil down a steep slope is called a...
a)
avalanche
b)
landslide
c)
earthquake
d)
creep
14.
A very large ocean wave that is caused by an underwater earthquake is a/an...
a)
flood
b)
tsunami
c)
rockslide
d)
weathering
15.
Movements of Earth's crust usually take place along a/an...
a)
ocean
b)
mountain
c)
fault line
d)
focus
16.
A/An _______________ is a sudden movement of part of Earth's crust.
a)
earthquake
b)
volcano
c)
tsunami
d)
landslide
17.
A/An ________________ is an opening in Earth's crust through which hot ash, gases, and molten rock escape.
a)
volcano
b)
fault 
c)
earthquake
d)
creep
18.
Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface is called...
a)
smoke
b)
lava
c)
ash
d)
magma
19.
What is the EFFECT of a landslide on hillsides where people live?
|
a)
sudden movement
b)
wildfires
c)
heavy rain
d)
damaged houses
20.
Volcanoes, landslides, and earthquakes are examples of __________ changes to Earth's surface.
a)
rapid
b)
slow
c)
gradual
d)
slight
21.

Lava from a volcanic eruption can change earth's surface by:

a)

forming new land

b)

making oceans boil

c)

carving deep valleys

d)

pushing aside hills

22.
Identify this landform:
a)
Dune
b)
Stream
c)
Volcano
d)
Island
23.
The force that causes materials to flow down the slopes
a)
Water Force
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Normal Force
24.
What are 3 rapid changes that can happen to Earth's crust?
a)
weathering, erosion, deposition
b)
landslides, erosion, weathering
c)
volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides
d)
earthquakes, volcanoes, erosion
25.
Movements of Earth's crust usually take place along a/an...
a)
ocean
b)
mountain
c)
fault line
d)
focus
26.
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.
27.
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.
28.
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.
29.
Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because bits of broken rock and soil _____.
a)
stop rivers from flowing.
b)
make rich farmlands.
c)
are dropped in new places.
d)
move very slowly.
30.
What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?
a)
Waves
b)
Gravity
c)
Glaciers
d)
Wind
31.
The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Crop Rotation
32.
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
33.

What formation results when a river deposits sediment and it slows down as it enters a large body of water?

a)

dune

b)

floodplain

c)

delta

d)

bay

34.

A delta formed at the mouth of a river is built of weathered and eroded sediment from rocks that were once located-

a)

at the bottom of the ocean

b)

up on a mountain

c)

in a canyon

d)

in a valley

35.

Canyons can be formed by-

a)

glaciers moving down the sides of the canyon.

b)

water freezing and thawing in cracks of the canyon wall.

c)

wind blowing the sand causing abrasion.

d)

floods washing away pieces of the canyon wall.

36.

Which of the following can occur on land and on the ocean floor?

a)

earthquakes

b)

floods

c)

landslides

d)

sinkholes

37.

Deltas can change in size and shape because of-

a)

the number and size of waves along the shore.

b)

the amount of sediment carried by a river.

c)

the height of tides along the shore.

d)

all of the above.

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