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Our Changing Earth

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is a product of weathering?

a)

rain

b)

lava

c)

small pieces of rock

d)

trees and other plants

2.

Which feature is formed by moving water?

a)

a canyon

b)

a volcano

3.

How does wind change Earth's landforms?

a)

It causes new rocks to form

b)

It blows soil from place to place

c)

It knocks down trees

4.

From what feature does a volcano's lava erupt?

a)

vent

b)

fault

c)

glacier

d)

plate

5.
A glacier is a slowly moving mass of __________.
a)
rock
b)
wind
c)
ice 
d)
sediment
6.
Tiny pieces of rock wear down bigger rocks through ____________
a)
ice wedging
b)
chemical weathering
c)
abrasion
d)
deposition
7.
Oxygen and carbon dioxide can cause ______________.
a)
deposition
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
glaciers
d)
chemical weathering
8.
In deposition, __________ builds up in a place.
a)
water
b)
ice
c)
sediment
d)
carbon dioxide
9.
Ocean __________ erode sand from beaches
a)
glaciers
b)
waves
c)
rocks
10.
A mountain's shape can tell us where a _________________ formed in the past.
a)
glacier
b)
deposition
c)
plant
11.
Earthquakes and ____________ can change Earth's surface quickly.
a)
wind
b)
volcanoes
c)
water
12.
__________ carries dust and soil through the air.
a)
water 
b)
wind
c)
glaciers
13.
What caused this landform ?
a)
water
b)
glacier
c)
wind
14.
What is causing the crack in photo C?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
the plant root
15.
What process caused the canyon in the photo to form?
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
water erosion
16.
The river carries chemicals.  They can break down a rock.  What is the effect called?
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
water erosion
17.
The river carries tiny bits of rock.  The bits cause rock to rub off the canyon wall.  What is this effect called?
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering or abrasion
c)
sediment
18.
Wind can build up sand dunes.
a)
true
b)
false
19.

Which forces work on the surface of the Earth

a)

Endogenic Force

b)

Exogenic Force

c)

None of these

d)

Both (A) and (B)

20.

Which force acts in the Interior of the Earth

a)

Endogenic Force

b)

Exogenic Force

c)

None of these

d)

Both (A) and (B)

21.

The Experts who study the pattern of the Earthquakes are called ...........................

a)

Scientists

b)

Seismologists

c)

Artists

d)

Geologists

22.

The Richter scale was Invented in

a)

1945

b)

1935

c)

1947

d)

2006

23.

According to an Estimate ...................................... Earthquakes are recorded every year

a)

2 million

b)

2.5 million

c)

4 million

d)

1 million

24.

Richter Scale was Invented by .........................

a)

Charles Richter

b)

Thomas Richter

c)

Bobby Richter

25.

It is an Active Volcano

a)

Mt Etna

b)

Mt Vesuvius

c)

Crater Lake

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