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Topic 4: Earth's Processes

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hot, melted rock

a)

lava

b)

earthquake

c)

flood

d)

landslide

2.

a large amount of water that quickly covers land that is usually dry

a)

lava

b)

earthquake

c)

flood

d)

landslide

3.

when the side of a hill or mountain falls down

a)

lava

b)

flood

c)

earthquake

d)

landslide

4.

the sudden shaking of the ground

a)

lava

b)

flood

c)

landslide

d)

earthquake

5.

the breaking up of rock

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deopsition

d)

earthquake

6.

when soil, sand, and small bits of rock are removed

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

landslide

7.

happens when wind and water drop sand, soil, and small bits of rock in a new place

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

depostion

d)

lava

8.

a long wall built to hold back ocean water

a)

dike

b)

levee

c)

windbreak

d)

deposition

9.

a short wall along a river

a)

dike

b)

levee

c)

windbreak

d)

earthquake

10.

a row of objects that blocks the wind

a)

dike

b)

levee

c)

windbreak

d)

erosion

11.

Earthquakes cause Earth to change _______________.

a)

quickly

b)

slowly

12.

Weathering usually causes Earth to change _______________.

a)

quickly

b)

slowly

13.

A flood causes Earth to change _______________.

a)

quickly

b)

slowly

14.

Erosion cause Earth to change _______________.

a)

quickly

b)

slowly

15.

A landslide causes Earth to change _______________.

a)

quickly

b)

slowly

16.

Deposition can cause Earth to change _______________.

a)

Quickly

b)

Slowly

17.

What is happening when rocks break apart?

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

c)

landslide

d)

weathering

18.

If trees and plants are cleared from a hillside, what could happen to the land?

a)

more wind erosion

b)

wind erosion will stop

c)

less water erosion

d)

more water erosion

19.

What can slow the effects of erosion?

a)

plant trees on a hillside

b)

build a house on a hillside

c)

build a tunnel at the bottom of the hill

d)

remove the windbreak from the hill

20.

When a river drops sand and rock at a delta, _____________ is happening.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

flooding

21.

a large amount of water covers dry land

a)

flood

b)

landslide

c)

both

22.

the side of a hill or mountain falls

a)

flood

b)

landslide

c)

both

23.

can happen after a heavy rain

a)

flood

b)

landslide

c)

both

24.

change Earth quickly

a)

flood

b)

landslide

c)

both

25.

can be caused by earthquakes and volcanoes erupting

a)

flood

b)

landslide

c)

both

26.

crater at the top

a)

earthquake

b)

volcano

c)

both

27.

sudden shaking of Earth

a)

earthquake

b)

volcano

c)

both

28.

fast change to Earth's surface

a)

earthquake

b)

volcano

c)

both

29.

causes large cracks in the ground

a)

earthquake

b)

volcano

c)

both

30.

lava comes out

a)

earthquake

b)

volcano

c)

both