WorksheetsOur Changing Earth
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The lithosphere is broken into a number of plates known as
Plates
Lithospheric plates
Biosphere plates
Litho plates
The forces which act in the interior of the earth are called
Interior forces
Endogenic forces
Exogenic forces
exterior forces
The forces that work on the surface of the earth are called
Endogenic forces
Exogenic forces
Extron forces
Elaborate forces
The lithospheric plates move inside the earth because of the movement of
Water
Molten magma
Air
Minerals
_________________is a vent (opening) in the earth’s crust through which molten material erupts suddenly
Sea
Ocean
Volcano
caves
What are the vibrations on the surface of the earth called
Volcano eruption
Earthquake
Tsunami
Flood
The place in the crust where the movement starts is called
Focus
Epicentre
Plate
Centre
The place on the surface above the focus is called
Focus
Epicentre
Plate Centre
Vibrations
Where does the greatest damage occur during in the earthquake
Focus
Epicentre
Plate Boundary
plates
In deserts you can see rocks in the shape of a mushroom, commonly called
Eroded Rocks
Mushroom Rocks
Clayey Rocks
Sandy Rocks
low hill – like structures in deserts are called
Sand hills
Sand dunes
Sand buggy
Sand over
When such sand is deposited in large areas, it is called
Loess
Sand buggy
Sand Dunes
Sand over
Hollow like caves are formed on the rocks, they are called
Sea caves
Sea stacks
Sea arches
Sea over
The roof of the sea caves remain, thus forming
Sea arches
Sea caves
Sea stacks
Sea over
Erosion breaks the roof and only walls are left, these wall like features are called
Sea stacks
Sea caves
Sea arches
Sea over
