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DQA SCI 2020

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is there a possibility that Mr. Powell might use this assignment for a grade?

a)

Yes

b)

No

2.

Weathering

a)

Breaking of rock into sediment

b)

Washing away of sediment into rivers

c)

Laying down sediment at the mouth of a river

d)

rain, sleet, and snow.

3.

Erosion

a)

Breaking of rock into sediment

b)

Washing away of sediment into rivers

c)

Laying down sediment at the mouth of a river

d)

rain, sleet, and snow.

4.

Deposition

a)

Breaking of rock into sediment

b)

Washing away of sediment into rivers

c)

Laying down sediment at the mouth of a river

d)

rain, sleet, and snow.

5.

Weathering

a)

Breaking of rock into sediment

b)

Washing away of sediment into rivers

c)

Laying down sediment at the mouth of a river

d)

rain, sleet, and snow.

6.

Deposition

a)

Breaking of rock into sediment

b)

Washing away of sediment into rivers

c)

Laying down sediment at the mouth of a river

d)

rain, sleet, and snow.

7.

Deposition

a)

Breaking of rock into sediment

b)

Washing away of sediment into rivers

c)

Laying down sediment at the mouth of a river

d)

rain, sleet, and snow.

8.

Natural Arch

a)

Wind erosion

b)

Water erosion

c)

Wave Erosion

d)

Root Erosion

9.

Natural Arch

a)

Wind erosion

b)

Water erosion

c)

Wave Erosion

d)

Root Erosion

10.

Canyon

a)

River erosion

b)

River deposition

c)

Glacier deposition

d)

Glacier erosion

11.

Canyon

a)

River erosion

b)

River deposition

c)

Glacier deposition

d)

Glacier erosion

12.

Root wedging

a)

Rocks broken down physical weathering

b)

Exposed roots in a river bed

c)

Canyon carving

d)

Valley creation

13.

Over time a river bed ...

a)

Will narrow because of weathering and erosion

b)

Will widen and deepen because of weathering and erosion

c)

Will build up with so much sediment that a natural dam forms

d)

Will disappear as the river goes under ground

14.

Over time a river bed ...

a)

Will narrow because of weathering and erosion

b)

Will widen and deepen because of weathering and erosion

c)

Will build up with so much sediment that a natural dam forms

d)

Will disappear as the river goes under ground

15.

Plant roots can help reduce ....

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Hurricanes

d)

volcanoes

16.

Plant roots can help reduce ....

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Hurricanes

d)

volcanoes

17.

Sinkholes

a)

Underground erosion

b)

Animal activity

c)

volcanic activity

d)

hurricanes

18.

Sinkholes

a)

Underground erosion

b)

Animal activity

c)

volcanic activity

d)

hurricanes

19.

Canyons are created by ...

a)

Rivers

b)

Glaciers

c)

Hurricanes

d)

volcanoes

20.

Canyons are created by ...

a)

Rivers

b)

Glaciers

c)

Hurricanes

d)

volcanoes

21.

What force cause the most damage to beaches?

a)

Glaciers

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Erosion

d)

Weathering

22.

What force cause the most damage to beaches?

a)

Glaciers

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Erosion

d)

Weathering

23.

Fast changes

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Glaciers

c)

Plate movement

d)

Mid Ocean ridge formation

24.

Fast changes

a)

Avalanches

b)

Glaciers

c)

Plate movement

d)

Mid Ocean ridge formation

25.

Fast changes

a)

Volcanic eruptions

b)

Glaciers

c)

Plate movement

d)

Mid Ocean ridge formation

26.

Fast changes

a)

landslides

b)

Glaciers

c)

Plate movement

d)

Mid Ocean ridge formation

27.

Slow changes

a)

Glacier erosion

b)

Flooding

c)

Huricanes

d)

Volcanoes

28.

Slow changes

a)

Tectonic Plate movement

b)

Flooding

c)

Huricanes

d)

Volcanoes

29.

Freezing water does what to rocks?

a)

Causes cracks and breaks the rock apart

b)

Holds the rock together

c)

Acts as a cement that reforms the rocks

d)

Dissolves the rocks into puddles

30.

Freezing water does what to rocks?

a)

Causes cracks and breaks the rock apart

b)

Holds the rock together

c)

Acts as a cement that reforms the rocks

d)

Dissolves the rocks into puddles

31.

Careless human activity can lead to ...

a)

Harmful erosion

b)

Volcanic Activity

c)

Faster moving plates

d)

Faster seafloor spreading

32.

Careless human activity can lead to ...

a)

Harmful erosion

b)

Volcanic Activity

c)

Faster moving plates

d)

Faster seafloor spreading

33.

Deposition creates ...

a)

Deltas

b)

Mountains

c)

Volcanoes

d)

sinkholes

34.

Deposition creates ...

a)

Deltas

b)

Mountains

c)

Volcanoes

d)

sinkholes

35.

Beach erosion is primarily caused by ...

a)

Sun

b)

Waves

c)

Animals

d)

Human Activity

36.

Beach erosion is primarily caused by ...

a)

Sun

b)

Waves

c)

Animals

d)

Human Activity

37.

On river banks and coastlines erosion can often result in which of the following?

a)

exposed plant roots of trees

b)

icebergs

c)

volcanoes

d)

root wedging

38.

On river banks and coastlines erosion can often result in which of the following?

a)

exposed plant roots of trees

b)

icebergs

c)

volcanoes

d)

root wedging

39.

Weathering and erosion will usually make things ________ and _______ over time.

a)

smaller and smoother

b)

larger and rougher

c)

taller and more massive

d)

greater in mass and density

40.

Weathering and erosion will usually make things ________ and _______ over time.

a)

smaller and smoother

b)

larger and rougher

c)

taller and more massive

d)

greater in mass and density

41.

Seismographs can measure which of the following?

a)

Hurricanes

b)

earthquakes

c)

floods

d)

glacier movement

42.

Seismographs can measure which of the following?

a)

Hurricanes

b)

earthquakes

c)

floods

d)

glacier movement

43.

Which statement is true of erosion?

a)

Erosion wears mountains down over time making them shorter and rounder,

b)

Erosion builds mountains up over time making them taller and more rocky.

c)

Erosion has no effect on mountains.

d)

Erosion is a process that only occurs in rainforests.

44.

Which statement is true of erosion?

a)

Erosion wears mountains down over time making them shorter and rounder,

b)

Erosion builds mountains up over time making them taller and more rocky.

c)

Erosion has no effect on mountains.

d)

Erosion is a process that only occurs in rainforests.

45.

The results of chemical weathering is often scene on ....

a)

Outdoor sculptures

b)

Trees

c)

River banks

d)

Volcanoes

46.

The results of chemical weathering is often scene on ....

a)

Outdoor sculptures

b)

dunes

c)

River banks

d)

Volcanoes

47.

Mountains are formed by

a)

volcanoes

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Landslides

d)

Avalanches

48.

Mountains are formed by

a)

earthquakes

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Landslides

d)

Avalanches

49.

Mountains are formed by

a)

converging plates

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Landslides

d)

Avalanches

50.

Which of the following is a constructive force?

a)

underwater volcano

b)

Hurricane

c)

Avalanche

d)

Glacier

51.

Which of the following is a constructive force?

a)

underwater volcano

b)

Hurricane

c)

Avalanche

d)

Glacier

52.

Satellites tracks hurricanes primarily so scientists can ...

a)

Reduce the results of flooding.

b)

Change the severity of the storm

c)

Warn people in danger so they can evacuate.

d)

Change the direction of the storm.

53.

Satellites tracks hurricanes primarily so scientists can ...

a)

Reduce the results of flooding.

b)

Change the severity of the storm

c)

Warn people in danger so they can evacuate.

d)

Change the direction of the storm.

54.

When the earth rumbles because of earthquakes and volcanic activity, scientists call it ....

a)

Seismic activity

b)

Earth birth pangs

c)

Rumbles of the belly

d)

Impending doom

55.

When the earth rumbles because of earthquakes and volcanic activity, scientists call it ....

a)

Seismic activity

b)

Earth birth pangs

c)

Rumbles of the belly

d)

Impending doom

56.

Flood barriers ...

a)

Help reduce flood damage

b)

Increase flood damage

c)

Are ineffective and a waste of time

d)

Are most effective to slow lava flows

57.

Flood barriers ...

a)

Help reduce flood damage

b)

Increase flood damage

c)

Are ineffective and a waste of time

d)

Are most effective to slow lava flows

58.

a levee...

a)

Keeps a river in its river bed

b)

Blocks a river to form a lake

c)

Keeps soil from eroding

d)

Restores eroded beaches

59.

a dam...

a)

Keeps a river in its river bed

b)

Blocks a river to form a lake

c)

Keeps soil from eroding

d)

Restores eroded beaches

60.

dune grass ...

a)

Keeps a river in its river bed

b)

Blocks a river to form a lake

c)

Keeps sand from eroding

d)

Restores eroded beaches

61.

Identify picture

a)

Earthquake

b)

lanslide

c)

volcanic activity

d)

wind erosion

62.

Identify picture

a)

Earthquake

b)

lanslide

c)

volcanic activity

d)

wind erosion

63.

Identify picture

a)

Earthquake

b)

lanslide

c)

volcanic activity

d)

wind erosion

64.

Identify picture

a)

Earthquake

b)

lanslide

c)

volcanic activity

d)

wind erosion

65.

Weathering

a)

Breaking of rock into sediment

b)

Washing away of sediment into rivers

c)

Laying down sediment at the mouth of a river

d)

rain, sleet, and snow.

66.

Identify picture

a)

Earthquake

b)

lanslide

c)

volcanic activity

d)

wind erosion

67.

Identify picture

a)

Earthquake

b)

lanslide

c)

volcanic activity

d)

wind erosion

68.

dune grass ...

a)

Keeps a river in its river bed

b)

Blocks a river to form a lake

c)

Keeps sand from eroding

d)

Restores eroded beaches

69.

a dam...

a)

Keeps a river in its river bed

b)

Blocks a river to form a lake

c)

Keeps soil from eroding

d)

Restores eroded beaches

70.

a levee...

a)

Keeps a river in its river bed

b)

Blocks a river to form a lake

c)

Keeps soil from eroding

d)

Restores eroded beaches

71.

Erosion

a)

Breaking of rock into sediment

b)

Washing away of sediment into rivers

c)

Laying down sediment at the mouth of a river

d)

rain, sleet, and snow.

72.

dune grass ...

a)

Keeps a river in its river bed

b)

Blocks a river to form a lake

c)

Keeps sand from eroding

d)

Restores eroded beaches

73.

Which of the following is a constructive force?

a)

underwater volcano

b)

Hurricane

c)

Avalanche

d)

Glacier

74.

The results of chemical weathering is often scene on ....

a)

Outdoor sculptures

b)

Trees

c)

River banks

d)

Volcanoes

75.

Satellites tracks hurricanes primarily so scientists can ...

a)

Reduce the results of flooding.

b)

Change the severity of the storm

c)

Warn people in danger so they can evacuate.

d)

Change the direction of the storm.

76.

Beach erosion is primarily caused by ...

a)

Sun

b)

Waves

c)

Animals

d)

Human Activity

77.

Mountains are formed by

a)

volcanoes

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Landslides

d)

Avalanches

78.

Fast changes

a)

landslides

b)

Glaciers

c)

Plate movement

d)

Mid Ocean ridge formation

79.

Over time a river bed ...

a)

Will narrow because of weathering and erosion

b)

Will widen and deepen because of weathering and erosion

c)

Will build up with so much sediment that a natural dam forms

d)

Will disappear as the river goes under ground

80.

Careless human activity can lead to ...

a)

Harmful erosion

b)

Volcanic Activity

c)

Faster moving plates

d)

Faster seafloor spreading

81.

Weathering and erosion will usually make things ________ and _______ over time.

a)

smaller and smoother

b)

larger and rougher

c)

taller and more massive

d)

greater in mass and density

82.

a dam...

a)

Keeps a river in its river bed

b)

Blocks a river to form a lake

c)

Keeps soil from eroding

d)

Restores eroded beaches

83.

dune grass ...

a)

Keeps a river in its river bed

b)

Blocks a river to form a lake

c)

Keeps sand from eroding

d)

Restores eroded beaches

84.

Seismographs can measure which of the following?

a)

Hurricanes

b)

earthquakes

c)

floods

d)

glacier movement

85.

Over time a river will ...

a)

Creat a canyon

b)

Create a mountain

c)

Creat a glacier

d)

Create an earthquake

86.

Over time a river will ...

a)

Creat a canyon

b)

Create a mountain

c)

Creat a glacier

d)

Create an earthquake

87.

Over time a river will ...

a)

Get wider and deeper

b)

Create a mountain

c)

Creat a glacier

d)

Create an earthquake

88.

Over time a river will ...

a)

deposit soil to make a delta.

b)

Create a mountain

c)

Creat a glacier

d)

Create an earthquake

89.

Over time a Glacier will ...

a)

Carve a valley

b)

Create a delta

c)

Create a natural arch

d)

Create a canyon

90.

This happens fast ...

a)

Earthquake

b)

a canyon is formed

c)

a coral reef is built up

d)

a fossil is formed

91.

plant roots reduce and prevent

a)

erosion

b)

glaciers

c)

weathering

d)

faulting

92.

These things build mountains ...

a)

converging boundaries, volcanoes, earthquakes

b)

diverging boundaries, faulting, mudslides

c)

landslides, glaciers, tsunamis

d)

hotdog, burgers, and chicken wings

93.

These things build mountains ...

a)

converging boundaries, volcanoes, earthquakes

b)

diverging boundaries, faulting, mudslides

c)

landslides, glaciers, tsunamis

d)

hotdog, burgers, and chicken wings

94.

Satellites tracks hurricanes primarily so scientists can ...

a)

Reduce the results of flooding.

b)

Change the severity of the storm

c)

Warn people in danger so they can evacuate.

d)

Change the direction of the storm.

95.

Careless human activity can lead to ...

a)

Harmful erosion

b)

Volcanic Activity

c)

Faster moving plates

d)

Faster seafloor spreading

96.

Fast changes

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Glaciers

c)

Plate movement

d)

Mid Ocean ridge formation

97.

Freezing water does what to rocks?

a)

Causes cracks and breaks the rock apart

b)

Holds the rock together

c)

Acts as a cement that reforms the rocks

d)

Dissolves the rocks into puddles

98.

The results of chemical weathering is often scene on ....

a)

Outdoor sculptures

b)

dunes

c)

River banks

d)

Volcanoes

99.

What force cause the most damage to beaches?

a)

Glaciers

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Erosion

d)

Weathering

100.

Which of the following is a constructive force?

a)

underwater volcano

b)

Hurricane

c)

Avalanche

d)

Glacier