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WorksheetsScales of Change on Earth's Surface
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Large rocks break down into smaller rocks and sand because of
deposition
weathering
uplift
The removal of rock material by wind, water, ice or gravity is called
erosion
deposition
uplift
The upward movement of large areas of Earth's crust caused by forces deep beneath the surface is called
erosion
weathering
uplift
Weathering is what caused sand to form millions of years ago.
true
false
Which examples are small scale changes to Earth's surface?
footprints
ripples in the sand
creation of a sand dune
Changes are made to Earth's surface through different processes. After rocks and materials erode they end up in a different location. This is called
weathering
uplift
deposition
Small changes such as wind blowing sand at the beach is not related to big changes and beach erosion.
true
false
The Namib Desert in Africa has some of the largest sand dunes on Earth. How long did it take to create this massive desert?
50,000 years
5 million years
55 million years
Continents and Earth's surface are always moving. When the Earth's crust moves up to create mountains this process is called
weathering
uplift
deposition
Changes to Earth's surface take billions, millions or thousands of years to occur. From longest to shortest which changes are in the correct order?
continents, mountain ranges, sandstone, caves
continents, sandstone, caves, mountain ranges
mountain ranges, continents, caves, sandstone
