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Changes in Landscapes Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An example of (a)   is wind blowing sand from one place to another.

2.

Tiny bits of soil or rock that have been broken down and deposited...

a)

sediments

b)

fossils

3.

Paleontologists are scientists that study...

a)

living things or organisms that lived long ago

b)

the Earth and its features

c)

All correct

d)

All incorrect

4.

When soil and rocks are dropped off in another place it is called...

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

5.

The sediment carried away by the river and deposited on the bottom of a larger body of water forms...

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Delta

6.

A deposit of wind-blown sand is a...

a)

Delta

b)

Mountain

c)

Sand dune

7.

Where snow collects quickly and melts slowly, it forms...

a)

Snowballs

b)

Glaciers

c)

Icebergs

8.

Which happens during physical weathering?

a)

It snows

b)

Rocks are chemically changed into limestone.

c)

The size and the shape of rocks are changed.

d)

Rust is created from the combination of water and air

9.

The break down of rock, soil, minerals and other materials is...

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

10.

The altering of rocks as a result of exposure to different substances..

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Physical weathering

c)

Abrasion

11.

When rocks fall and tumble against one another..

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Physical weathering

c)

Abrasion

12.

Which of these actions can cause weathering of rocks and soil? Select all that apply

a)

Plant roots growing inside cracks in a rock

b)

Clouds forming in the sky

c)

Animals like gophers, worms and ants as they burrow in the ground.

d)

Tree leaves when they fall on the ground

13.

Sedimentary rock forms from remains of living things from the past.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

How long can it take for sediment to become rock?

a)

a few days

b)

millions of years

c)

thousands of years

d)

hundreds of years

15.

____give scientists information about environments of the past...

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

sediments

c)

fossils

16.

 Ammonite fossils that are found in rock indicate that the land was once.

a)

covered by sand

b)

covered by soil

c)

covered by water

17.

Fossils found in deeper layers of rock are usually younger.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Fossils found in deeper layers closest to the surface are usually younger.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

____moves the broken down rocks to other places

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

deposition

20.

It happens when the solid material is deposited or dropped off...

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

deposition