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WorksheetsWeatherAndPangea
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
process by which weathered and eroded material is deposited by wind, water, or ice
a)
deposition
b)
weather vane
c)
weather condition
d)
weather symbol
2.
the process where earth materials are broken down and moved from one area to another
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
weather vane
d)
weather condition
3.
the action of physical conditions on Earth that cause Earth's materials to change in color, texture, composition or form; process which breaks down rocks into smaller pieces
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
weather vane
4.
air that surrounds the Earth; of mixture of gasses
a)
atmosphere
b)
weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
5.
process of changing a gas to a liquid
a)
condensation
b)
atmosphere
c)
weathering
d)
erosion
6.
process of changing from a liquid to a gas
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
atmosphere
d)
weathering
7.
water that falls to the Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet or hail.
a)
precipitation
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
atmosphere
8.
a tool for collecting and measuring the amount of precipitation that falls
a)
rain guage
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
d)
condensation
9.
increasing water levels in ponds, lakes, streams and rivers, glaciers, snow pack or water run off
a)
water accumulation
b)
rain guage
c)
precipitation
d)
evaporation
10.
a visual representation of a weather condition
a)
weather symbol
b)
water accumulation
c)
rain guage
d)
precipitation
11.
how fast and in what direction the air is moving
a)
weather condition
b)
weather symbol
c)
water accumulation
d)
rain guage
12.
a weather instrument used to show the direction of the wind, often ornamental
a)
weather vane
b)
weather condition
c)
weather symbol
d)
water accumulation
13.
release of gases, ash and lava; tend to exist near edges of tectonic plates
a)
Volcano
b)
Pangea
c)
Rock Cycle
d)
Metamorphic Rock
14.
Earth shakes due to sudden release of built up energy; shift of rock along a fracture
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcano
c)
Pangea
d)
Rock Cycle
15.
the outermost part of the Earth, we walk on it
a)
Crust
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Volcano
d)
Pangea
16.
fracture of the Earth's surface
a)
Fault
b)
Crust
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Volcano
17.
rocks formed when magma cools and solidifies, it may do this above or below the Earth's surface
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Fault
c)
Crust
d)
Earthquakes
18.
rocks that are formed by sediment that is deposited over time, usually as layers at the bottom of lakes and oceans.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Fault
d)
Crust
19.
rocks that have been changed over time by extreme pressure and heat
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
d)
Fault
20.
process which rocks are formed
a)
Rock Cycle
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
Igneous Rock
21.
Theory of how the Earth's plates were together at one time and have moved to different positions over time.
a)
Pangea
b)
Rock Cycle
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Sedimentary Rock
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