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Earth's features

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What makes the ground shake?

a)

a strong wind

b)

an earthquake

c)

forest fire

d)

tornado

2.

Ocean water is _________.

a)

salt water

b)

fresh water

3.

Rocks in the ocean are broken down into _______________.

a)

ash

b)

mud

c)

shells

d)

sand

4.

Which of the following slowly change the earth's surface?

a)

a sand dune changes it's size and shape

b)

an earthquake

c)

a forest fire

d)

a flood

5.

What is a wall of soil, stones, or concrete that keeps water from flooding dry land?

a)

river

b)

levee

c)

lava

d)

landslide

6.

What is this?

a)

river

b)

stream

c)

pond

d)

island

7.

Is a flood a fast or a slow change?

a)

fast

b)

slow

8.

Glaciers change the earth's surface SLOWLY.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What does this picture show?

a)

erosion

b)

levee

c)

windbreak

10.

Which way do rivers flow?

a)

upstream

b)

downstream

11.
What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?
a)
Ice wedging
b)
Glacier
c)
Iceberg
d)
Dune
12.
The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
faults
13.

The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called...

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

14.
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
15.

What forces cause erosion?

a)

wind, salt and water

b)

wind, water and ice

c)

wind, salt and gravity

16.

Which type of erosion caused the landform in the picture?

a)

glaciers

b)

gravity

c)

water

d)

wind

17.
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.
18.
What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?
a)
Waves
b)
Gravity
c)
Glaciers
d)
Wind
19.

Glaciers are:

a)

Layers of ice

b)

layers of sand

c)

layers of water

d)

layers of cake

20.

What is this?

a)

scale

b)

map

c)

compass rose

21.

What direction is on the number 6?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

22.

What direction is on the number 2?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

23.

What direction is on the number 4?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

24.

What does "N" mean on a Compass Rose?

a)

Nice

b)

North

25.

How many houses are there?

a)

one

b)

four

c)

six