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WorksheetsScience Chapter 9 Changes to Earth's Surface
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which landform is always found along the coast?
mountain
penninsula
Valley
Which can cause physical weathering?
water
crust
landforms
acid
Rain moving soil down a mountain is _____.
erosion
weathering
delta
deposition
What builds up areas of Earth's surface?
erosion
weathering
deposition
What is formed when carbon dioxide mixes with rain to form a weak acid?
acid rain
weathering
earthquake
volcano
Earth's surface is constantly changing.
False
True
Changes to Earth's surface always takes a long time.
False
True
Why would people put big rocks along their shoreline at a lake?
to stop volcanoes
to stop deposition
to stop erosion
What is happening all the time on Earth?
plateau
delta
weathering
What helps erode landforms of the Earth by sliding across the surface and wearing it away?
glaciers
volcanoes
earthquakes
How are landslides and avalanches the same?
Both are caused by snow and ice.
Both are caused by erosion
Both ARE rapid kinds of erosion.
What does a volcano need in order to erupt?
weak spot
movement of plates
earthquakes
What is magma called when it reaches Earth's surface?
ash
deposition
lava
What do you call a break or crack in the Earth's crust?
fault
crack
epicenter
volcano
What can cover the Earth with rock and ash?
delta
earthquake
vocano
tornado
How are earthquakes and volcanoes the SAME?
Both cause rapid changes to Earth's surface
Both have magma
What is a fan-shaped area located where a river meets the ocean?
silt
delta
erosion
