WorksheetsEarth's Changing Surface
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
The process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces is called...
erosion
weathering
deposition
The Hulk - Smash
Erosion is...
the process of carrying away weathered bits of rock.
the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces.
the process that forms minerals.
the process that causes rust on some metals.
Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?
ice wedging
root wedging
acid rain
Eath's crust is made up of large pieces that push against each other. What do scientists call these pieces?
slabs
shelves
plates
deposition
The video you watched about volcanoes identified two basic shapes of volcanoes that are called...
thick and thin
St. Helens and Vesuvius
mountain and hill
cone and shield.
True or false: The lava that forms cone shaped volcanoes is usually thin.
True
False
This layer of the earth is only 1% of the earth's mass, and contains all earth life.
core
mantle
crust
None of these
When a rock breaks and the pieces roll down the mountain and land at the bottom, it is called...
deposition.
silt.
chemical weathering
heavy
Water can cause physical and chemical weathering.
True
False
The Grand Canyon was created by...
water erosion.
Bob the Builder.
a volcano.
The Mid Atlantic Ridge
