WorksheetsChanges to Land Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following is a slow change to the Earth's surface?
An earthquake creating cracks on a road.
A glacier scraping down the side of a mountain.
Rocks falling down the side of a hill.
Hot lava creating new land from a volcano.
The build up of land by the settlement of sediment and soil in a new location
Erosion
Sediment
Deposition
Glacier
A student was observing rocks he found at a river bed. The rocks he found smooth and rounded because the rocks—
Rolled down a side of a mountain.
Formed from lava during an earthquake.
Were in a river that had fast moving water.
Were part of a glacier that melted.
This landform was created by -
Glacier
Landslide
Water
Wind
Sediment is
The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice
Small pieces of rock broken down by weathering and then settling in an area
Wearing away of Earth's surface by wind, water, or ice
The build up of land by the settlement of sediment and soil in a new location
Which of the following does NOT cause a slow change to the Earth's surface?
Earthquake
Ice
Wind
Water
Erosion is
The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice
Small particles of rock being moved to new places by water, wind, and ice
A large, slow-moving, long-lasting accumulation of snow and ice that develops on land
Small pieces of rock broken down by weathering and then settling in an area
The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice
Sediment
Glacier
Weathering
Erosion
A glacier is
the breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice
Wearing away of Earth's surface by wind, water, or ice
A large, slow-moving, long-lasting accumulation of snow and ice that develops on land
Small pieces of rock broken down by weathering and then settling in an area
Deposition occurs when
Features on the surface of the Earth are formed, such as mountains, hills, dunes, oceans and rivers.
Rock is broken down into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice.
Sediments built up in one place as a result of the effects wind, water, and ice.
Wind, water, and ice moving weathered materials down a mountain side.
A sandbar is an example of __________________________ because sand is piled into a small island in the middle of the ocean.
erosion
deposition
tornado
weathering
Weathering, erosion, and deposition are considered slow changes to the Earth's surface because ___________________________.
They take thousands of years to happen.
The water moves slow in the river.
Glaciers move very quickly.
Sediment forms from rocks.
