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5.7 and 5.8 Earth Science

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

The sun appears to change position or move across the sky during daylight hours. Which of the following causes the shadow to form in the picture above?

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

Earth's revolution

c)

Sun's revolution

d)

Earth's orbit

2.

The surfaces of the Sun, Earth, and Moon are described as having different physical characteristics. How is the Sun different from Earth and the Moon?

a)

The Sun has no gravity.

b)

The Sun is solid.

c)

The Sun does not produce its own heat.

d)

The Sun is capable of producing its own light.

3.

Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are all fossil fuels. Fossil fuels originated from --

a)

plants that survived Earth's changes

b)

decayed rocks from within Earth's crust

c)

heat preserved within Earth's crust

d)

buried, dead organisms changed by heat and pressure

4.

In the process of making sedimentary rock, which word best completes the process: weathering, erosion, deposition, compacting, and __________.

a)

layers

b)

sediment

c)

cementation

d)

transporting

5.

Which of the following landforms is the result of a river carving out land by erosion?

a)

canyon

b)

sand dune

c)

delta

d)

mountain

6.

The picture below shows a u-shaped valley. What most likely was the cause of this forming?

a)

glaciers

b)

canyon

c)

sand dune

d)

earthquakes

7.

a)

Soil 1

b)

Soil 2

c)

Soil 3

d)

Soil 4

8.

a)

Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Tundra

d)

Ocean

9.

a)

They were eaten by scavengers.

b)

They became fossil fuels.

c)

They were washed away by water.

d)

They became an underground aquifer.

10.

What would the planet be marked by the letter X?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

11.

This photograph shows a fence between a sand dune and a road.


What is most likely the main reason this fence was built?

a)

To stop sand from sliding or blowing onto the road and covering it up

b)

To prevent a delta from forming at the bottom of the dune

c)

To keep water off the road

d)

To prevent marine animals from nesting on the dune

12.

The Mississippi River delta was created mainly due to--

a)

weathering and erosion

b)

erosion and deposition

c)

glaciers depositing sediment

d)

sand dunes being eroded by wind

13.
a)

fast-moving rivers

b)

weathering

c)

volcanic activity

d)

strong winds

14.

Coal is formed in ___________ and oil is formed in _______.

a)

oceans, swamps

b)

swamps, oceans

c)

They are both formed from plants

d)

They are both formed from marine organisms

15.
a)

Melting and cooling

b)

Erosion and compaction

c)

Compaction and cementation

d)

Evaporation and dissolving