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WorksheetsEarth and Space Science
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Where will ice MOST LIKELY weather Earth's surface features?
on the ocean floor below icebergs
on land where much rain falls and temperatures are warm
on land where little rain falls and temperatures are below freezing
on land where rain falls and temperatures vary above and below freezing
Which statement describes how deposition builds up the surface of a floodplain?
Lava flows from a volcano and piles up.
Rainwater seeps into the ground and freezes.
A river flows over its banks and slows down.
A river slows down as it flows into the ocean.
The picture shows a landform.
Which processes MOST LIKELY formed this landform? Select TWO processes.
erosion by water
deposition by ice
volcanic eruption
deposition by wind
weathering by water
A student studies volcanic eruptions.
Which observation is the BEST evidence to support the argument that volcanic eruptions are CONSTRUCTIVE PROCESSES?
Hot gases escape from volcanoes.
Lava flows out of volcanoes and piles up.
Plants and animals die during volcanic eruptions.
The tops of a volcano blows off during an eruption.
A state builds a DAM across a river.
How will the dam MOST LIKELY affect the region?
It will prevent flooding by blocking high waves.
It will rebuild an eroded floodplain by trapping sediment.
It will prevent flooding by controlling the flow of the river.
It will reduce erosion by providing a place for storm drains to drain into.
The diagram shows a student's observations of changes to landforms.
Which argument does the student's evidence support?
Moraines form because of constructive processes.
Beaches change shape because of weathering by wind.
Dunes move because of erosion and deposition by wind.
Landforms become lower and more rounded because of weathering by wind.
How do STORM DRAINS help to prevent flooding?
They act like levees.
They move storm water to drains.
They block storm water from streets and houses.
They allow storm water to flow into nearby waterways.
Scientists notice that islands form along a coast where ocean currents slow down. Here, sediment settles to the ocean floor. The sediment PILES UP until it rises above the ocean surface.
Which process forms these islands?
erosion
deposition
weathering
volcanic eruption
Scientists place several SEISMOGRAPHS along a mountain chain.
Which question will the scientists MOST LIKELY answer with information they collect from the seismographs?
Where do faults occur?
How tall are the mountains?
How can earthquakes be prevented?
Which parts of the mountains are formed by volcanic eruptions?
Which landform provides evidence that a DESTRUCTIVE PROCESS changed Earth's surface?
delta
floodplain
river canyon
volcanic island
Yonah Mountain is in Georgia.
How will Earth's DESTRUCTIVE PROCESSES MOST LIKELY cause Yonah Mountain to change?
It will become wider.
It will become higher.
It will become steeper.
It will become more rounded.
How is the process of deposition like a volcanic eruption?
Both pull pieces of rock downhill.
Both build up features on Earth's surface.
Both move rock pieces from one place to another.
Both break down rock into smaller pieces at or near Earth's surface.
