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Changes to Earth's Surface

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The dropping of soil and rocks by rivers

a)

volcano

b)

glacier

c)

depostion

d)

mountain

2.

A shaking of Earth's surface is known as a(n)

a)

mountain

b)

earthquake

c)

fossil

d)

glacier

3.

A natural feature of Earth's surface is a

a)

landform

b)

depostion

c)

mountain

d)

topography

4.

A large, moving mass of ice is a

a)

fossil

b)

earthquake

c)

landform

d)

glacier

5.

A landform much higher than the land around it is a

a)

mountain

b)

fossil

c)

earthquake

d)

glacier

6.

The shape of landforms in an area is called

a)

moutain

b)

landform

c)

topography

d)

deposition

7.

The remains or traces of an organism that lived long ago is called

a)

fossil

b)

glacier

c)

mountain

d)

landform

8.

A landform that forms where lava flows on Earth's surface is called a

a)

mountain

b)

fossil

c)

topography

d)

volcano

9.

A plain is (a)  

10.

Deltas and dunes both (a)  

11.

What causes the Earth's inner core to remain solid?

a)

The heat around it

b)

It is almost as hot as the sun

c)

The pressure on it is very great

d)

It is mostly made of iron and nickel

12.

This layer of the Earth's crust includes land that makes up continents and the land under the ocean

a)

outer core

b)

crust

c)

inner core

d)

mantle

13.

Earthquakes mostly occur

(a)  

14.

What would you find in the upper part of the Earth's mantle?

(a)  

15.

Name the 4 layers of the earth and one detail about each layer.

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