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Earth and it's changing features Review

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 53mins

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.
Oxygen and carbon dioxide can cause ______________.
a)
deposition
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
glaciers
d)
chemical weathering
4.
Ocean __________ erode sand from beaches
a)
glaciers
b)
waves
c)
rocks
5.
What caused this landform ?
a)
water
b)
glacier
c)
wind
6.
Weathering changes Earth's surface quickly.
a)
true
b)
false
7.
What are the physical features of Earth's surface (shape or form of land and water) called?
a)
fossils
b)
magma
c)
landforms
d)
mountains
8.
Which process is the breaking up of rock into smaller pieces?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
cementing
9.

The movement of soil, dirt, and rock.

a)

glacier

b)

wind

c)

erosion

d)

tectonic plate

10.
What is the picking up and moving of loose broken rock to a NEW place? 
a)
erosion 
b)
gravity
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
11.

What happens when hardened lava builds up over a long period of time?

a)

a landslide

b)

a flood

c)

rivers form

d)

mountains form

12.

What body of water covers most of the earth?

a)

lakes

b)

ponds

c)

oceans

d)

puddles

13.

What landform is this?

a)

plain

b)

ocean

c)

mountain

d)

valley

14.
What is the process where "weathered material has been carried away and then laid down (or dropped) somewhere else?"
a)
erosion
b)
gravity
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
15.
______ is a piece of land completely surrounded by water.
a)
island
b)
river
c)
mountain
d)
valley
16.
Which rock layer is the youngest?
a)
L
b)
M
c)
N
d)
P
17.
Which rock layer is the oldest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
They are all the same age.
18.
Why might a seashell fossil be found in the middle of a desert?
a)
The fossil was moved there by an animal.
b)
The fossil was moved there by a human.
c)
The landscape changed over time.
d)
It was formed in the desert.
19.

What happens first when a fossil is created?

a)

Bone turns to rock

b)

Soft body parts decay

c)

Years sediment pile up

d)

An animal dies

20.

What was the environment for Layer W like?

a)

A forest

b)

Underwater

c)

A desert

d)

A jungle

21.

________________________ rocks are formed by layers of broken down rocks being pressed together over time.

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimantary

d)

fossil

22.
Fossils give us evidence about which of the following?
a)
plants and animals that lived long ago
b)
how weathering and erosion break down rocks
c)
the other planets in our solar system
d)
the transfer of energy from one form  to another
23.
Finding fossils in an area can help us learn what about that location?
a)
Which places in the region receive the most sunlight
b)
The effect of the climate on the formation of the soil
c)
How modern plants and animals interact there
d)
The kinds of organisms that lived there long ago
24.
Fossils of fish are found under land where cows now live. What does this tell you?
a)
the fish were dropped their by flying birds
b)
this land was once under the ocean
c)
farmers fed the fish to the cows
d)
fish used to live on land
25.

A scientist who studies fossil is called a

a)

psychiatrist

b)

physical education teacher

c)

paleontologist

26.

_________ is the preserved remains of an animal, plant, or organism from the past.

a)

Imprinting

b)

Mold/Cast

c)

Fossil

27.

The diagram shows rock layers next to a road. Layer F contains many plant fossils. Layer F most likely formed in which of these environments?

a)

Ocean

b)

Tundra

c)

Desert

d)

Forest

28.

Which explains why scientists study fossils?

a)

Fossils help predict climate changes

b)

Fossils help understand about past organisms and their environment

c)

Fossils help understand what to expect in the future

d)

Fossils help keep species from becoming extinct.

29.
This is the deepest part of the ocean basin.
a)
continental shelf
b)
trench
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid-ocean ridge
30.
On the bottom of the ocean, there is a mountain range that divides the ocean floor into two parts.  This area is also known as underwater volcanic mountains.
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid-ocean ridge
31.
Which landform best describes low land between hills or a mountain?
a)
Canyon
b)
Valley
c)
Plateau 
d)
Field
32.
a)
hill
b)
island
c)
dune
d)
mountain
33.

What is an island?

a)

land that borders the sea or ocean

b)

land that has water all around it

c)

land with water touching 3 sides

d)

a body of water surrounded by land

34.

What are landforms?

a)

Landforms are how the land changes.

b)

Landforms shape the surface of the Earth.

c)

Landforms are cool

35.

An opening in Earth's surface from which lava flows.

a)

mountain

b)

plateau

c)

volcano

d)

island

36.

What is a topographic map?

a)

shows elevation of an are using lines

b)

an opening in the earth's surface where gas and rock are forced out

c)

a sudden movement of the earth's crust

d)

a large landmass

37.

What is a continent?

a)

a physical feature on the earth's surface

b)

a large landmass

c)

used to describe how far east and west a place is from the Prime Meridian

d)

shows elevation of an area using lines

38.

What is latitude?

a)

used to describe how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian

b)

shows elevation of an area using lines

c)

used to describe how far north or south a place is from the equator

d)

a sudden movement of the earth's crust

39.

What is longitude?

a)

a large landmass

b)

used to describe how far east or west a place is from the prime meridian

c)

a physical feature of the earth's surface

d)

used to describe how far north or south a place is from the equator

40.
What landform is this?
a)
canyon
b)
valley
c)
dune
d)
estuary
41.

The map that is using contour lines to show stepper land from flat land is.......

a)

Political map

b)

Local attraction map

c)

Physical map

d)

Topographic map

42.

The lines on the map or globe that run up and down.

a)

latitude lines

b)

longitude lines

43.

The lines that run left to right, they go around and around a map or globe.

a)

latitude lines

b)

longitude lines

44.

Chemical Weathering

a)

is when rock is broken into smaller pieces, and the material that makes up the rock or soil also changes.

b)

is when only the size of the rocks is changed.

c)

is when nothing changes.

d)

chemicals from hair spray hits rock

45.

How would a map of the land and the ocean be similar?

a)

Both maps show plant life.

b)

Both maps show earthquakes.

c)

Both maps show valleys and mountains.

46.

A river, delta, mountain, valley, plains, and plateau are all examples of ________________.

a)

the Earth's mantle.

b)

landforms.

c)

the hydrosphere.

47.

......... are long mountains that stretch in the middle of the ocean.

a)

mid-ocean ridges

b)

rift valley

c)

abyssal plain

d)

trench

48.

A physical feature on Earth's surface

a)

continent

b)

landform

c)

earthquake

d)

fault

e)

volcano

49.

What shows the elevation of an area using contour lines?

a)

vegetation

b)

rain shadow

c)

topographical map

d)

cartographer

50.

To find out the elevation of an area, you would use a _____________ ,

a)

relief map

b)

population map

c)

climate map

51.

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—

a)

keeps the rocks in place.

b)

makes the rocks last longer.

c)

expands cracks and breaks rocks.

d)

causes rocks to fall in landslides.

52.

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Decomposition

53.

A cliff formed near the ocean. Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

a)

Warm air melted the rock.

b)

Sun rays evaporated the rock.

c)

Ocean waves washed away rock.

d)

Plant roots pushed away the rock.

54.

What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?

a)

A glacier

b)

An iceberg

c)

An ice wedge

d)

A sand dune

55.

Rocks being picked up and carried downstream is an example of ____________.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

56.
This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock.
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
57.
This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
58.

Plant roots splitting apart large roots as they grow deeper into the ground is an example of _________________.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

59.
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition are examples of ________ changes in the Earth's surface.
a)
rapid
b)
slow
c)
no
d)
new
60.
Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.
a)
forming new land features.
b)
breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.
c)
washing away beaches.
d)
moving topsoil.
61.

What are the two types of weathering?

a)

Acid rain and chemical

b)

Physical and Chemical

c)

Root and Ice wedging

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