WorksheetsEarth Surfaces
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the main force that carved out the Grand Canyon?
glaciers
wind
water
humans
About how long do scientists think it took to make the Grand Canyon?
100-500 years
7-70 million years
10-1000 years
300,000 - 400,000 thousand years
What is it called when sand and sediment is taken to a new location and dumped?
weathering
erosion
deposition
abrasion
What is it called when rocks grind against rocks making them smooth and round? It's a type of weathering.
abrasion
deposition
mechanical
chemical
Put these in order of occurrence.
deposition, weathering, erosion
weathering, erosion, deposition
erosion, weathering, deposition
All three happen at the same time.
If tree roots grow through and/or break a sidewalk, then this is an example of:
mechanical/physical weathering
erosion
abrasion
chemical weathering
Acid rain destroys statues and cemeteries. It's an example of:
chemical weathering
abrasion
mechanical/physical weathering
erosion
Volcanoes can benefit our land. They can make landforms. Choose ALL that apply:
mountains and arches
craters, mountains, and islands
mountains, and islands
geysers, islands, craters and mountains
A U-shaped valley is carved out by this force:
water
wind
earthquake
glacier
A V-shaped valley is carved out by this force:
water
wind
earthquake
glacier
Oxidation occurs when a rock with iron is exposed to oxygen and turns red This is an example of:
erosion
mechanical/physical weathering
abrasion
chemical weathering
Frost action or ice wedging is when water gets into cracks in rocks then freezes and thaws. This action busts apart rocks. It is:
mechanical/physical weathering
abrasion
chemical weathering
erosion
There are many forces that cause weathering and erosion. But the number one cause is:
glaciers
wind
water
temperature change
Choose all the examples of deposition.
delta and canyon
delta and shoreline
delta, shoreline and sand dune
valley and canyon
Erosions has many forms. Choose all the types of erosion from the list below:
wind, glaciers and avalanche
wind, glaciers, avalanche and canyons
wind, glaciers, avalanche and waves
just waves
What is the term when a sea dries up, leaves behind deposits of minerals and rock, returns again and again depositing layers of rock each time?
weathering
deposition
evaporation
erosion
What has created this structure?
uplift
glaciers
volcanoes
earthquakes
what pulls pieces of rock down a mountain to cause a landslide?
abrasion
gravity
erosion
deposition
When hot liquid is inside a volcano it's called _____________, but when it leaves the volcano it's called _________________.
magma, lava
lava, magma
Earthquakes happen along breaks in the earth called
abrasion
faults
erosion
gravity lines
What are forces that can make a mountain smaller?
volcanos, erosion, weathering
erosion, weathering, water
erosion, weathering, deposition
When buttes weather and erode they become _____________.
canyons
plains
arches
delta
sand dunes
Two plates pushing together creates a ____________, while two plates moving apart creates a ____________________.
valley, mountain
volcano, valley
mountain, valley
canyon, mountain
How long does it take to carve out a valley from a glacier?
millions of years
thousands of years
hundreds of years
billions of years
