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Earth's Surface

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The formation of (a)   rock occurs through weather, erosion, deposition, compaction, and finally cementation.

2.

There are three types of rock. Select each type talked about in class

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Hard

d)

Igneous

3.

A key identifying factor of sedimentary rock is that it has ______. We observed this in our water bottle experiment.

a)

Shells

b)

Layers

c)

Colors

d)

Worms

4.

What causes weathering?

a)

Wind and rain

b)

Wind

c)

Rain

d)

Sediment

5.

Select the fossil fuels

a)

Oil

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Coal

6.

True or false: Fossil fuels take millions of years to form (nonrenewable)

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What is an example of a renewable resource?

a)

Coal

b)

Sunlight

c)

Natural Gas

8.

What classifies as a "rapid change" to Earth's surface?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Weathering

d)

Landslides

9.

What classifies as a "slow change" to Earth's surface?

a)

Deposition

b)

Compaction

c)

Weathering

d)

Erosion

10.

What is the definition of weathering?

a)

The breaking down of rock into sediments.

b)

The movement of sediments from one place to another.

c)

The dropping off of sediments in a new location.

11.

What is the definition of deposition?

a)

The breaking down of rock into sediments.

b)

The movement of sediments from one place to another.

c)

The dropping off of sediments in a new location.

12.

What is the definition of erosion?

a)

The breaking down of rock into sediments.

b)

The movement of sediments from one place to another.

c)

The dropping off of sediments in a new location.

13.

What is a landform?

a)

Land on Earth that is formed

b)

Sediment

c)

Continents

d)

A natural feature of the Earth's surface

14.

What causes a canyon to form?

a)

Glacial weathering and erosion

b)

Deposition of sediments as the water slows down

c)

Weathering and erosion of flash floods or rivers

d)

Deposition of sand by wind

15.

What causes a sand dune to form?

a)

Glacial weathering and erosion

b)

Deposition of sediments as the water slows down

c)

Weathering and erosion of flash floods or rivers

d)

Deposition of sand by wind

16.

What causes a u-shaped valley to form?

a)

Glacial weathering and erosion

b)

Deposition of sediments as the water slows down

c)

Weathering and erosion of flash floods or rivers

d)

Deposition of sand by wind

17.

What causes a river delta to form?

a)

Glacial weathering and erosion

b)

Deposition of sediments as the water slows down

c)

Weathering and erosion of flash floods or rivers

d)

Deposition of sand by wind

18.

True or False: The agents of change are ice, wind, water, and waves

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Put the sedimentary rock cycle in order using the word bank

Weathering

Compaction

Deposition

Erosion

Cementation

(a)