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WorksheetsChanges to Earth/Landforms STAAR
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Students on a field trip observed a valley and wondered how it was formed. This valley was most likely formed by...
A rapid series of earthquakes
Volcanic activity
A flood with rapidly moving water
The movement of a glacier
The Grand Canyon is more than 400 km long and in some places almost 2 km deep. Which model best represents the main process that formed the Grand Canyon?
Which statement best describes the processes of weathering and erosion?
Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for the breakdown of any type of rock into smaller particles and the carrying away of the loose sediments
Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for depositing loose sediments on the bottom of the ocean, forming layers of sediment
Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for the amount of water in a river that transports sediments to the sea
Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for the transportation, deposition, and compaction of loose sediments on the seafloor
Monahans Sandhills State Park in Texas has almost 4,000 acres of sand dunes. Some of the dunes are as tall as a six-story building. The dunes in the park are formed by...
Rainstorms
Tornadoes
Earthquakes
Strong Winds
Students constructed this model of a hill covering sugar cubes with clay. The students placed the model in a large pan and poured hot water over it every day for a week. What does the model best represent?
A method for removing fossil fuels from hills
The formation of caves in hills
The formation of plains
A method for separating minerals
The photograph shows a canyon in Northern Arizona. Which of these describes how this canyon was most likely formed?
Floods eroded the sandstone away from the canyon walls
Glaciers eroded the canyon rock as they melted and moved
Ice wedged into cracks in the rock and weathered the canyon walls
Wind blew large rocks that smashed against the canyon walls
Erosion is one of the processes involved in the formation of sedimentary rock. Which of these best describes the process of erosion?
Rocks are broken into smaller pieces that remain in the same location
Pressure compacts layers of sediment and turns them into rock
Pieces of rock or soil are carried from one place to another
Sediment grains fall to the bottom of a lake to form sedimentary layers
Which list best describes a landslide?
The size and shape of a delta can change over time. The size and shape of this delta over time are NOT likely to be changed by -
The number and height of tides along the shore
The amount and size of sediments carried by the rivers and streams
The amount of hunting and fishing in the area
The number and size of waves from the ocean that reach the shore
Which diagram models the process of compaction leading to the formation of sedimentary rock?
A wide U - shaped valley is shown in the photograph. This valley was most likely formed by -
Flash flooding
A glacier
A hurricane
Melting snow
