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Land Formations

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is weathering?

a)

A type of climate

b)

The movement of rock pieces from one place to another

c)

The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces

d)

A force that pulls pieces of rock downhill

2.

Which is one way earthquakes change the land?

a)

They pick up weathered rock and move it

b)

They cause cracks in the Earth's surface

c)

They release ash and melted rock

d)

They help form soil

3.

Deposition is a process that...

a)

moves rock particles to new places.

b)

breaks down rocks.

c)

builds mountains.

d)

drops rock particles in new places.

4.

Earthquakes are MOST LIKELY near?

a)

Deltas

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Moraines

d)

Faults

5.

What landform is deposited by a river's mouth?

a)

Dune

b)

Delta

c)

Mountain

d)

Moraine

6.

Which is NOT a result of deposition?

a)

Delta

b)

Floodplain

c)

Valley

d)

Moraine

7.

Which one forms from material deposited by wind?

a)

Dune

b)

Delta

c)

Moraine

d)

Floodplain

8.

Bill notices a sudden movement of rock and soil moving down a hill. What is Bill noticing?

a)

Weathering caused by water

b)

Weathering caused by wind

c)

A landslide caused by gravity

d)

A landslide caused by deposition

9.

______________ the breaking down of rock at or near Earth's surface.

a)

Erosion

b)

Landslide

c)

Weathering

d)

Landform

10.

______________ the process where weathered rock is picked up and moved.

a)

Erosion

b)

Landslide

c)

Weathering

d)

Landform

11.

______________ a huge sheet of ice that moves slowly over land.

a)

Glacier

b)

Volcano

c)

Earthquake

d)

Soil

12.
What property of water allows it to be such a versatile solvent that it is often called the "universal solvent?"
a)
Purity
b)
Polarity and cohesion
c)
High heat capacity
d)
Expansion upon freezing
13.
Large bodies of water do not quickly fluctuate in temperature. Why?
a)
Water is a solvent.
b)
Water has a high heat capacity.
c)
Water acts as a buffer.
d)
Water is non-polar.
14.
Water striders can walk across the surface of calm water. Their feet push the surface of the water down slightly, but they do not break the surface. Why?
a)
The insects are light enough so they do not break the hydrogen bonds holding the water molecules together
b)
The insects actually use their wings to hover slightly above the water’s surface and they only skim it with their feet.
c)
The insect’s feet are non-polar, so they are repelled by the polar water molecules and are pushed away from the water’s surface.
d)
The insects are small enough to see the individual water molecules, so they are able to step carefully from one molecule to the next
15.
What two elements make up water?
a)
Helium and oxygen
b)
Hydrogen and oxygen
c)
helium and carbon
d)
oxygen and carbon
16.
What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?
a)
cohesion
b)
adhesion
c)
capillary action
d)
surface tension
17.
Why does ice float?
a)
As water freezes, it expands and its density decreases.
b)
As water freezes, it takes up more hydrogen from the atmosphere, causing it to have a greater buoyancy.
c)
As water freezes, air becomes trapped between the hydrogen bonds of water molecules.
d)
As water freezes, it takes up more oxygen from the atmosphere, causing it to have a greater buoyancy.
18.
Water is polar because...
a)
The unequal sharing of electrons gives the water molecule a slight negative charge near its oxygen atom and a slight positive charge near its hydrogen atoms.
b)
The molecule has two poles, at which the it is colder than other regions of the molecule.
c)
The unequal sharing of electrons gives the water molecule a slight negative charge near its hydrogen atoms and a slight positive charge near its oxygen atom.
d)
The water molecule is neutral.
19.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
20.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
21.

Which rock is formed form the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface?

a)

intrusive igneous

b)

foliated metamorphic

c)

extrusive igneous

d)

organic sedimentary

22.

What type of rock might contain evidence of past life?

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

23.

Limestone is a sedimentary rock. During the rock cycle, limestone is changed into marble, a metamorphic rock. The processes that act on limestone and change it into marble are

a)

weather and erosion

b)

heat and pressure

c)

compacting and cementing

d)

melting, cooling, and hardening

24.

The mineral that melts first as rock heats up would be

a)

Calcium Plagioclase

b)

Potassium Feldspar

c)

Sodium Plagioclase

d)

Biotite

25.

The lighter in color the igneous rock, the higher the amount of

a)

iron

b)

silica

c)

calcium

d)

sodium

26.

Igneous rocks that have 10% or less silica content are classified as

a)

Ultra-alkaline

b)

Ultra-felsic

c)

Ultra-mafic

d)

Ultra-basic

27.

What is a crystal?

a)

A pure material that can’t be changed.

b)

Material with a regular,repeating arrangement of atoms.

c)

A foggy like material.

28.

When water mixes with carbon dioxide, what solution is formed?

a)

Carbonic acid

b)

Calcite

c)

Calcium carbonate

29.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
30.

The diagram represents a stream valley. Which diagram below best shows how this valley might be modified after a glacier has moved through it?

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

Removing vegetation tends to ___________ the chances of a mass wasting event.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

does not affect mass wasting

32.
The movement that occurs during mass wasting is caused by what? 
a)
Wind
b)
Gravity 
c)
Ice 
d)
Water 
33.
This image show an example of a 
a)
Rock fall
b)
Slump
c)
Creep
d)
Mudflow
34.
This image show an example of a 
a)
Rock fall
b)
Slump
c)
Creep
d)
Mudflow
35.
What factor causes a mudslide? 
a)
the amount of CO2 in the area
b)
the amount of pollution in an area
c)
the amount of wind in an area
d)
the amount of rain in an area 

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