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Earth's Changing Surface

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces is called...

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

deposition

d)

The Hulk - Smash

2.

Erosion is...

a)

the process of carrying away weathered bits of rock.

b)

the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces.

c)

the process that forms minerals.

d)

the process that causes rust on some metals.

3.

Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

a)

ice wedging

b)

root wedging

c)

acid rain

4.

Eath's crust is made up of large pieces that push against each other. What do scientists call these pieces?

a)

slabs

b)

shelves

c)

plates

d)

deposition

5.

The video you watched about volcanoes identified two basic shapes of volcanoes that are called...

a)

thick and thin

b)

St. Helens and Vesuvius

c)

mountain and hill

d)

cone and shield.

6.

True or false: The lava that forms cone shaped volcanoes is usually thin.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

This layer of the earth is only 1% of the earth's mass, and contains all earth life.

a)

core

b)

mantle

c)

crust

d)

None of these

8.

When a rock breaks and the pieces roll down the mountain and land at the bottom, it is called...

a)

deposition.

b)

silt.

c)

chemical weathering

d)

heavy

9.

Water can cause physical and chemical weathering.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The Grand Canyon was created by...

a)

water erosion.

b)

Bob the Builder.

c)

a volcano.

d)

The Mid Atlantic Ridge