WorksheetsEarth's Changing Surfaces Test Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Sedimentation occurs when
Rocks push the silt and sand away from the shoreline
Earth's surface stays still for a long periods of time
Mud and dirt move from one place to another.
Layers of small rocks and mud build up
Which term best describes the process that breaks apart rocks and mountains on Earth's surface over time?
Climate Change
Oxidation
Weathering
Glaciation
What statement best describes glacial erosion?
West to east
Quick
Pole to pole
Slow
When rocks react with the oxygen in earth’s atmosphere and break down the process is called what?
Atmospheric degradation
Oxidation
Nitrogen eroding
Carbonization
Processes that can cause chemical weathering are:
Oxidation and carbonization
Hydration and dehydration
Hydrolysis
All of the above
When water in a crack of a rock freezes and it expands, it can crack the rock over time. What does this example illustrate?
Erosion
Physical weathering
Deposition
Chemical weathering
Rose noticed after a heavy rainstorm that the loose dirt in her yard had been moved around, creating channels and small piles of dirt. Which processes most likely took place in Rose's backyard?
Weathering and sedimentation
Sedimentation and weathering
Deposition and erosion
Weathering and deposition
The process of covering the earth with ice is called…
Ice coverage
Glaciation
Icing
Glacier blanketing
Erosion and weathering can both cause changes to the surface of the Earth. Which of the following happens ONLY because of erosion and NOT because of weathering?
Rocks become smooth and round
Rocks are broken apart into smaller pieces
Rocks form underground
Rocks are moved from one place to another
Climate change happens when
climate change does happen, people are just over reacting
when a hurricane or other natural disaster occurs
when there is a big difference in normal climate patterns over a long amount of time
A cold front comes through
