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Worksheets5.7 and 5.8 Earth Science
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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?
Earth's rotation
Earth's revolution
Sun's revolution
Earth's orbit
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?
The Sun has no gravity.
The Sun is solid.
The Sun does not produce its own heat.
The Sun is capable of producing its own light.
Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are all fossil fuels. Fossil fuels originated from --
plants that survived Earth's changes
decayed rocks from within Earth's crust
heat preserved within Earth's crust
buried, dead organisms changed by heat and pressure
In the process of making sedimentary rock, which word best completes the process: weathering, erosion, deposition, compacting, and __________.
layers
sediment
cementation
transporting
Which of the following landforms is the result of a river carving out land by erosion?
canyon
sand dune
delta
mountain
The picture below shows a u-shaped valley. What most likely was the cause of this forming?
glaciers
canyon
sand dune
earthquakes
Soil 1
Soil 2
Soil 3
Soil 4
Forest
Desert
Tundra
Ocean
They were eaten by scavengers.
They became fossil fuels.
They were washed away by water.
They became an underground aquifer.
What would the planet be marked by the letter X?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
This photograph shows a fence between a sand dune and a road.
What is most likely the main reason this fence was built?
To stop sand from sliding or blowing onto the road and covering it up
To prevent a delta from forming at the bottom of the dune
To keep water off the road
To prevent marine animals from nesting on the dune
The Mississippi River delta was created mainly due to--
weathering and erosion
erosion and deposition
glaciers depositing sediment
sand dunes being eroded by wind
fast-moving rivers
weathering
volcanic activity
strong winds
Coal is formed in ___________ and oil is formed in _______.
oceans, swamps
swamps, oceans
They are both formed from plants
They are both formed from marine organisms
Melting and cooling
Erosion and compaction
Compaction and cementation
Evaporation and dissolving
