Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Our Changing Earth

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A glacier is a slowly moving mass of __________.
a)
rock
b)
wind
c)
ice 
d)
sediment
2.
Tiny pieces of rock wear down bigger rocks through ____________
a)
ice wedging
b)
chemical weathering
c)
abrasion
d)
deposition
3.
As a glacier moves, __________ inside it can wear down a mountain.
a)
chemicals
b)
sand and rocks
c)
plants
d)
cracks
4.

What caused this landform ?

a)

water

b)

glacier

c)

wind

d)

Sea

5.

Which force acts in the Interior of the Earth

a)

Endogenic Force

b)

Exogenic Force

c)

None of these

d)

Both (A) and (B)

6.

Which forces work on the surface of the Earth

a)

Endogenic Force

b)

Exogenic Force

c)

None of these

d)

Both (A) and (B)

7.

................... is an Instruments which records the intensity of the Earthquake waves

a)

Richter Scale

b)

Seimograph

c)

Barometer

d)

none of these

8.

The place of origin of an Earthquake is called

a)

Epicentre

b)

Focus

c)

Waves

d)

Seismograph

9.

......................... is the sudden shaking of the Earth's crust

a)

Surface Waves

b)

Earth Quake

c)

Exogenic Shake

d)

none of these

10.

In 2001 massive Earthquake occured in

a)

Bhuj (Gujarat)

b)

Jammu and Kashmir

c)

Chamoli (Uttarakhand)

d)

Latur (Maharashtra)

11.
In deposition, __________ builds up in a place.
a)
water
b)
ice
c)
sediment
d)
carbon dioxide
12.

Seismic waves are of

a)

Two types

b)

Three types

c)

Four types

d)

Five types

13.

Which is not the work of wind as an agent of erosion and deposition?

a)

Mushroom rocks

b)

Sand dunes

c)

Loess

d)

Arches

14.

Which is not an erosional feature of sea waves?

a)

Sea cave

b)

Beaches

c)

Cliff

d)

Sea stacks

15.

Select the slow changes to Earth's surface

a)

weathering

b)

landslides

c)

erosion

d)

floods

e)

deposition

16.
An opening in Earth's crust through which lava flows is called ...
a)
an earthquake
b)
the mantle
c)
a volcano
d)
a mountain
17.
Earth's crust is broken up into several large rocky pieces called ...
a)
plates
b)
faults
c)
fossils
d)
puzzle pieces
18.
The process that breaks down rocks into sediment is called...
a)
erosion
b)
a landslide
c)
weathering
d)
an avalanche
19.
The process that carries sediment away from one place to another is called...
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
waterfall
d)
landslide
20.

The depositional feature of a glacier is:

a)

Flood plain

b)

Beach

c)

Moraine

d)

Stack

21.

Mushroom rocks are found in:

a)

Deserts

b)

River valleys

c)

Glaciers

d)

Mountains

22.

Ox bow lakes are found in:

a)

Glaciers

b)

River valleys

c)

Deserts

d)

Mountains

23.

Ox bow lakes are found in:

a)

Glaciers

b)

River valleys

c)

Deserts

d)

Upper Course of river

24.

A massive earthquake hit Bhuj town on..............

a)

26th January 2001

b)

26th January 2002

c)

15th August 2001

d)

15th August 2002

25.

As the river enters the plain it twists and turns forming large bendes known as ...................

a)

meanders

b)

ox-bow lake

c)

Flood plains

d)

Levees

26.

The sea waves deposits sediments along the shores forming ..............

a)

beaches

b)

Sea caves

c)

Sea Cliff

d)

Sea Stack

27.

"rivers of ice " Means ..............

a)

Glacier

b)

Moraines

c)

Ice-sheets

d)

Levees

28.

When very fine and light sand is deposited in large areas. It is called...........

a)

loess

b)

stack

c)

Plains

d)

Dunes

29.

Erosion is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like ---

a)

water

b)

wind

c)

ice

d)

all the above

30.

Which waterfall is the highest in the world?

a)

Angel Falls

b)

Niagara falls

c)

Victoria Falls

d)

Hundru Falls

Similar Resources on Wayground

Romulus and Remus

25 questions

Romulus and Remus

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade - University

Greece Geography Map

25 questions

Greece Geography Map

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade - University

Cattle, Ranching and Railroads

25 questions

Cattle, Ranching and Railroads

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th Grade - University

Chapter 4: American Revolution

34 questions

Chapter 4: American Revolution

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 8th Grade

Ancient Mesopotamia

25 questions

Ancient Mesopotamia

quiz

Worksheet

•

5th - 7th Grade

First 9 Weeks Test Review

25 questions

First 9 Weeks Test Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 8th Grade

Test 1- Business Marketing

25 questions

Test 1- Business Marketing

quiz

Worksheet

•

1st - 9th Grade

ABP prehistoria 1ºB

25 questions

ABP prehistoria 1ºB

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 7th Grade