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Scales of Change on Earth's Surface

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Large rocks break down into smaller rocks and sand because of

a)

deposition

b)

weathering

c)

uplift

2.

The removal of rock material by wind, water, ice or gravity is called

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

uplift

3.

The upward movement of large areas of Earth's crust caused by forces deep beneath the surface is called

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

uplift

4.

Weathering is what caused sand to form millions of years ago.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Which examples are small scale changes to Earth's surface?

a)

footprints

b)

ripples in the sand

c)

creation of a sand dune

6.

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

a)

weathering

b)

uplift

c)

deposition

7.

Small changes such as wind blowing sand at the beach is not related to big changes and beach erosion.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

The Namib Desert in Africa has some of the largest sand dunes on Earth. How long did it take to create this massive desert?

a)

50,000 years

b)

5 million years

c)

55 million years

9.

Continents and Earth's surface are always moving. When the Earth's crust moves up to create mountains this process is called

a)

weathering

b)

uplift

c)

deposition

10.

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?

a)

continents, mountain ranges, sandstone, caves

b)

continents, sandstone, caves, mountain ranges

c)

mountain ranges, continents, caves, sandstone