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WorksheetsChanges in Landscapes Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
An example of (a) is wind blowing sand from one place to another.
Tiny bits of soil or rock that have been broken down and deposited...
sediments
fossils
Paleontologists are scientists that study...
living things or organisms that lived long ago
the Earth and its features
All correct
All incorrect
When soil and rocks are dropped off in another place it is called...
Erosion
Weathering
Deposition
The sediment carried away by the river and deposited on the bottom of a larger body of water forms...
Erosion
Weathering
Deposition
Delta
A deposit of wind-blown sand is a...
Delta
Mountain
Sand dune
Where snow collects quickly and melts slowly, it forms...
Snowballs
Glaciers
Icebergs
Which happens during physical weathering?
It snows
Rocks are chemically changed into limestone.
The size and the shape of rocks are changed.
Rust is created from the combination of water and air
The break down of rock, soil, minerals and other materials is...
Erosion
Weathering
Deposition
The altering of rocks as a result of exposure to different substances..
Chemical weathering
Physical weathering
Abrasion
When rocks fall and tumble against one another..
Chemical weathering
Physical weathering
Abrasion
Which of these actions can cause weathering of rocks and soil? Select all that apply
Plant roots growing inside cracks in a rock
Clouds forming in the sky
Animals like gophers, worms and ants as they burrow in the ground.
Tree leaves when they fall on the ground
Sedimentary rock forms from remains of living things from the past.
True
False
How long can it take for sediment to become rock?
a few days
millions of years
thousands of years
hundreds of years
____give scientists information about environments of the past...
sedimentary rock
sediments
fossils
Ammonite fossils that are found in rock indicate that the land was once.
covered by sand
covered by soil
covered by water
Fossils found in deeper layers of rock are usually younger.
True
False
Fossils found in deeper layers closest to the surface are usually younger.
True
False
____moves the broken down rocks to other places
erosion
weathering
deposition
It happens when the solid material is deposited or dropped off...
erosion
weathering
deposition
