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Unit 5 Review Homework

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the wind carry that causes weathering to rocks?
a)
air particles
b)
pollen
c)
mud
d)
sand
2.
What is it called when Earth's surface is broken down into smaller pieces?
a)
weather
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
d)
weathering
3.
What is the process called that moves small pieces of Earth's surface to another location?
a)
deposition
b)
weathering
c)
river flow
d)
erosion
4.
Which of these can cause erosion?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
ice
d)
all of the above
5.

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.

6.

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.

7.
What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?
a)
Deposition
b)
Landslide
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
8.

What is a huge 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

9.

How do plants weather rocks?

a)

During photosynthesis

b)

When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.

c)

When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.

d)

Plants don't weather rocks.

10.

Which of the following is NOT a slow change to Earth's surface?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Landslides

11.

Some agents of weathering are water, wind, ice, temperature and plant roots.

a)

true

b)

false

12.
What caused the edges of these rocks to become smooth?
a)
rocks bumping and scraping against each other in a river
b)
ice scraping from a glacier
c)
sand blowing in the wind
d)
plants growing roots
13.
Weathering and erosion are the same thing.
a)
True
b)
False
14.

Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

15.
What do the lines on this map represent?
a)
volcanoes
b)
earthquakes
c)
plate boundaries
d)
travel routes
16.

Which word is used to talk about how strong an earthquake is?

a)

magnitude

b)

erosion

c)

plate boundries

d)

epicenter

17.

Land slides happen....

a)

on land with many trees and plants

b)

mostly in the ocean

c)

on flat land

d)

on a slope

18.

A natural disaster is...

a)

anything that is caused naturally by Earth

b)

any thing really bad and dangerous caused naturally by Earth

c)

any thing really bad and dangerous caused by humans

d)

anything this is caused by humans

19.

It rains a lot and there is too much water. What is this fast change called?

a)

flood

b)

drought

c)

volcano

20.

What type of change does this volcano make?

a)

no change

b)

fast change

c)

slow change

21.

How did the landslide most likely happen?

a)

Strong wind pushed the soil.

b)

A person moved the rocks and soil.

c)

The soil and rocks became too heavy.

22.

Which Earth event is fastest?

a)

Erosion makes rocks break apart.

b)

Canyons are made over many years.

c)

Hurricanes are storms with strong winds and rain.

23.

Which change happens quickly?

a)

a drought

b)

weathering

c)

an earthquake

24.

_________ are fast changes to Earth's surface that cause a lot of damage and are made by the Earth (not by people).

a)

Weathering and erosion

b)

Natural disasters

c)

Car accidents and plane crashes

25.

The Earth's surface is made up of many large ______. Volcano eruptions and earthquakes often happen where two of these_______ come together. (the same word goes in both sentences)

a)

plates

b)

bodies of water

c)

magma chambers

26.
What type of erosion caused the Grand Canyon?
a)
solid
b)
water
c)
ice
d)
clouds
27.
Where does erosion from waves occur?
a)
coastline
b)
hills
c)
mountains
d)
river
28.
A flood is an example of _______ erosion.
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
ice
d)
snow
29.
What type of erosion does this image show?
a)
water
b)
waves
c)
rain
d)
wind
30.
Which of these could you use to stop water from moving the soil?
a)
water
b)
soil
c)
grass
d)
air
31.

Prevent means

a)

to get ready for something

b)

to stop something before it happens

c)

to make something happen quickly

d)

to know what will happen in the future

32.
Which of these would do the best job slowing down wind erosion?
a)
many trees
b)

more sand

c)

chickens

d)
one flower
33.

True or False: We can prevent erosion by wind

a)

true

b)

false

34.

How do sand dunes move?

a)

Wind blows sand over the edge of the dune and drops it on the other side.

b)

Wind moves the entire sand dune at once.

c)

Wind blows the bottom part of the sand dune, and makes it move.

d)

Wind picks up the sand dune and drops it somewhere else.

35.

What can help protect against wind erosion?

a)

seawall

b)

Sand

c)

Plants

d)

People

36.

What is a windbreak?

a)

It is a wall that people build to keep the wind out.

b)

It is when the wind breaks.

c)

It is a row of small plants.

d)

A row of plants (like trees) on the side of the farm to protect it against most of the wind.

37.

Wind causes erosion on sand dunes. Sand dunes help protect the land from waves, so they are very important! What is 1 way we can protect sand dunes?

a)

add more sand from the ocean

b)

let the wind blow the sand dunes into the city

c)

build a sea wall to stop the water

d)

plant more grasses on the sand dunes

38.

This is an example of...

a)

erosion by a flood

b)

erosion by heavy rain

c)

erosion by rushing water

39.

This landslide is an example of...

a)

erosion by a flood

b)

erosion by heavy rain

c)

erosion by rushing water

40.

This is an example of...

a)

erosion by a flood

b)

erosion by heavy rain

c)

erosion by rushing water

41.

A farmer planted trees on the hillside to keep the soil in place. What kind of change was he trying to slow down?

a)

erosion

b)

a drought

c)

an earthquake

42.

The picture shows big rocks on a sandy beach. Why were the rocks placed on the beach?

a)

to hold down the ocean water

b)

to provide a nesting place for birds

c)

to keep the sand from washing away

43.

The picture shows a swing set made of wood. What does painting the wood protect the wood from?

a)

flooding

b)

weathering

c)

earthquakes

44.

Leroy wants to keep the river from carrying away soil. Which picture shows a design Leroy should not follow?

a)
b)
c)
45.

Which of these would make changes to the land happen faster?

a)
b)
c)
46.

Which is the best and strongest way to completely stop a landslide?

a)
b)
c)
47.

This is an example of...

a)

landslide prevention

b)

a dike

c)

a windbreak

d)

sand dune protection

48.

This is an example of...

a)

landslide prevention

b)

a dike

c)

a windbreak

d)

sand dune protection