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Earth's Changes Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Landslides are caused by _________________.

a)

loose rocks and a lot of rain

b)

a slope less than 35 degrees

c)

planting trees

d)

boulders

2.

True or False - Landslides are most likely to occur when the hill is really steep.

a)

True

b)

False

3.
Which of the following is associated with transform boundary?
a)
volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes and fault line
4.
Earth's plates are....
a)
Constantly moving and changing the face of the Earth
b)
Never moved
c)
Move seldom and very fast
d)
move when they feel like it
5.
Plates moving apart would be...
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
6.

Which of the following are examples of landforms?

a)

mountains and canyons

b)

cliffs and sand dunes

c)

volcanoes and deltas

d)

all of the above

7.

Which statement about land forms is false?

a)

Landforms can form when Earth’s plates move toward or away from each other.

b)

Plants and people sometimes change landforms.

c)

Sand dunes, deltas, and peninsulas are all examples of landforms.

d)

Landforms always change very slowly, often over millions of years.

8.

The melted rock beneath Earth’s surface is called .

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

volcanic rock

d)

metamorphic rock

9.

What role does ice play in changing landforms?

a)

Water can get into cracks and freeze, making rocks split apart.

b)

Glaciers can carve out U-shaped valleys and transport rocks over long distances.

c)

Both A and B are true.

d)

Neither A nor B is true.

10.

True or False: As plates collide or bump into each other, mountains are pushed up.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Large sheets of rock that make up Earth's Crust

a)

core

b)

plates

c)

mountain

d)

volcanoe

12.

__________ are natural bridges formed when wind or water wears away the sedimentary rock underneath them.

a)

Arches

b)

Glacier

13.
Which of the following is NOT a rapid change to Earth's surface?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano
c)
Erosion
d)
Landslide
14.
A natural event caused by lava moving to the top of a mountain with an opening at the top is a _______________.
a)
Volcano
b)
Landslide
c)
Earthquake
d)
Flood
15.
A rapid change to the Earth's surface when rock, sand, and soil slide down a slope or a cliff is a _________________.
a)
Volcano
b)
Earthquake
c)
Flood
d)
Landslide
16.
A natural event that is the picking up and carrying away of rocks and soil by wind, water, and gravity is ___________.
a)
Flood
b)
Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
17.
Which of the following is NOT a rapid process?
a)
Landslide
b)
Earthquake
c)
Volcanic Eruption
d)
Erosion
18.

__________ happens when rocks on Earth's surface break apart or change without moving anywhere.

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

deposition

d)

wind

19.

_______________ occurs when eroded materials stop moving and begin to build up.

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

deposition

d)

ice

20.

__________ are cracks in the Earth's surface.

a)

weathering

b)

faults

c)

landslides

21.

__________are a large sheet of ice or snow that moves slowly over Earth's surface.

a)

earthquake

b)

landslide

c)

glaciers

d)

hurricane

22.

What are rapid changes to Earth?

a)

landslide

b)

earthquake

c)

volcano

d)

all the above