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Slow Changes

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Planting trees can help to

a)

a. prevent soil erosion

b)

b. cause flooding

c)

c.stop earthquakes

d)

d. stop volcanoes

2.

When water freezes it

a)

a. flows

b)

b. shrinks

c)

c. expands

d)

d. melts

3.

Most of Earth is covered by

a)

a. sand and soil

b)

b. lakes

c)

c. oceans

d)

d. melted rock

4.

Which of these is most likely a slow process.

a)

a. a beach flooding

b)

b. a rock weathering

c)

c. a volcano erupting

d)

d. an earthquake

5.

A mass of ice that moves slowly across land is called

a)

a. an iceberg

b)

b. an ice cap

c)

c.an avalanche

d)

d. a glacier

6.

The movement of weathered rock, sometimes caused by moving water or wind is called

a)

a. gravity

b)

b. landslide

c)

c. earthquake

d)

d. erosion

7.

The process that breaks down rocks into smaller and smaller pieces is called

a)

a. heating

b)

b. weathering

c)

c. deposition

d)

d. conservation

8.

___________ is not known to cause weathering.

a)

a. rain

b)

b. ice

c)

c. light

d)

d. wind

9.

The dropping off of weathered rock is___________.

a)

a. earthquake

b)

b. deposition

c)

c. canyon

d)

d. precipitation

10.

Which of the following most likely causes weathering?

a)

a. animals

b)

b. rocks

c)

c. wind

d)

d. soil