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Slow and Rapid Changes

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A U-shaped Valley is formed by a-

a)

River

b)

Wind

c)

Glacier

d)

Rainfall

2.

An erupting volcano is a-

a)

Rapid change.

b)

Both answer choices.

c)

Slow change.

d)

None of the answer choices.

3.

This image is a -

a)

canyon

b)

a delta

c)

a landslide

d)

a river

4.

Which of the following in NOT correct in describing the formation of sedimentary rock?

a)

Sediment settles on land or lakes and rivers.

b)

New layers of sediment press down on the old layers.

c)

After a week, sediments are compacted together.

d)

Minerals act like cement and hold the sediments together to form sedimentary rock.

5.

A student uses Starburst candies to demonstrate compaction of a sedimentary rock. Which of the following is the correct way to demonstrate compaction of a sedimentary rock using Starburst candies?

a)

Eat the candies.

b)

Apply heat and pressure with your hands pressing candies together.

c)

Place the candies in water and watch them dissolve.

d)

Leave the candies alone without touching and wait a million years to form a sedimentary rock.

6.

The diagram shows sedimentary rock. Which is true about this sedimentary rock?

a)

Layer 1 is the youngest and layer 10 is the oldest

b)

Layer 5 is the youngest and layer 1 is the oldest.

c)

Layer 9 is older than layer 3.

d)

Layer 6 is older than layer 5.

7.

The sand dune was formed by-

a)

Water

b)

Ice

c)

Wind

d)

Snow

8.

An Earthquake is -

a)

a slow change that takes millions of years.

b)

a fast change that takes a few seconds.

9.

A canon like the Grand Canyon was formed by -

a)

Wind

b)

Water

c)

Ice

d)

Man with tractors.

10.

The formation of sedimentary rock requires compaction and cementation. Which of the following best explains the process of compaction and cementation?

a)

Water covers layers of sediment.

b)

Weathering and erosion of large rocks form sediments.

c)

The Sun heats the top layers of the Earth.

d)

Layers of sediment press together and harden into sedimentary rock.

11.

The following image is a delta. How was this delta formed?

a)

Strong winds create sediments a the mouth of a river.

b)

Strong waves pushed sediment toward the river.

c)

As the river loses energy it deposits sediment from eroding land.

d)

A glacier erodes large amounts of rock.

12.

Which is the first formation of fossil fuels?

a)

Layers of sediments press together and harden into sedimentary rock.

b)

Water covers a layer of sediments.

c)

The Sun heats the top of layers of the Earth.

d)

Weathering and erosion of large rocks form sediments.

13.

A V-shaped valley is formed by-

a)

Ice cutting through the land.

b)

Heat cutting through the land.

c)

Water such as river cutting through the land.

d)

A glacier cutting through the land.

14.

The formation of a canyon takes-

a)

one month

b)

one century

c)

a thousand years

d)

millions of years

15.

Weathering is the-

a)

dropping of rock into a river , ocean or lake.

b)

moving of rock.

c)

breaking of rock.

d)

None of the answer choices.

16.

Erosion is the -

a)

dropping of rock.

b)

breaking of rock.

c)

movement of rock.

d)

All of the answer choices.

17.

Deposition is the -

a)

breaking of rock.

b)

dropping or rock.

c)

movement of rock.

d)

None of the answer choices.

18.

The image is a

a)

slow change

b)

rapid movement

19.

The image is -

a)

a rapid change.

b)

is a slow change.

20.

The image is a-

a)

a tornado

b)

a hurricane

c)

a glacier

d)

a land slide

21.

This natural disaster is a-

a)

tornado

b)

land slide

c)

an earthquake

d)

hurricane

22.

This natural disaster is-

a)

a hurricane

b)

a tornado

c)

a tsunami

d)

an earthquake

23.

A tsunami is a

a)

slow change that take millions of years to form.

b)

a rapid change that takes a short time to form.

24.

Oil is more or less dense than water?

a)

more dense therefore it floats in water.

b)

less dense therefore it sinks in water.

c)

Oil dissolves in water.

d)

None of the answer choices.

25.

Oil and water are a-

a)

Mixture that can be separated easily.

b)

Solution that cannot be separated easily.

26.

The reason we do not have school Friday is because-

a)

Its Memorial Day

b)

Its Easter Weekend

c)

Its Christmas

d)

Its Summer Vacation