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WorksheetsUnit 5 Review Homework
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 28mins
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—
keeps the rocks in place.
makes the rocks last longer.
expands cracks and breaks rocks.
causes rocks to fall in landslides.
A cliff formed near the ocean. Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?
Warm air melted the rock.
Sun rays evaporated the rock.
Ocean waves washed away rock.
Plant roots pushed away the rock.
What is a huge mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?
A glacier
An iceberg
An ice wedge
A sand dune
How do plants weather rocks?
During photosynthesis
When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.
When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.
Plants don't weather rocks.
Which of the following is NOT a slow change to Earth's surface?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Landslides
Some agents of weathering are water, wind, ice, temperature and plant roots.
true
false
Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches
weathering
erosion
deposition
Which word is used to talk about how strong an earthquake is?
magnitude
erosion
plate boundries
epicenter
Land slides happen....
on land with many trees and plants
mostly in the ocean
on flat land
on a slope
A natural disaster is...
anything that is caused naturally by Earth
any thing really bad and dangerous caused naturally by Earth
any thing really bad and dangerous caused by humans
anything this is caused by humans
It rains a lot and there is too much water. What is this fast change called?
flood
drought
volcano
What type of change does this volcano make?
no change
fast change
slow change
How did the landslide most likely happen?
Strong wind pushed the soil.
A person moved the rocks and soil.
The soil and rocks became too heavy.
Which Earth event is fastest?
Erosion makes rocks break apart.
Canyons are made over many years.
Hurricanes are storms with strong winds and rain.
Which change happens quickly?
a drought
weathering
an earthquake
_________ are fast changes to Earth's surface that cause a lot of damage and are made by the Earth (not by people).
Weathering and erosion
Natural disasters
Car accidents and plane crashes
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)
plates
bodies of water
magma chambers
Prevent means
to get ready for something
to stop something before it happens
to make something happen quickly
to know what will happen in the future
more sand
chickens
True or False: We can prevent erosion by wind
true
false
How do sand dunes move?
Wind blows sand over the edge of the dune and drops it on the other side.
Wind moves the entire sand dune at once.
Wind blows the bottom part of the sand dune, and makes it move.
Wind picks up the sand dune and drops it somewhere else.
What can help protect against wind erosion?
seawall
Sand
Plants
People
What is a windbreak?
It is a wall that people build to keep the wind out.
It is when the wind breaks.
It is a row of small plants.
A row of plants (like trees) on the side of the farm to protect it against most of the wind.
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?
add more sand from the ocean
let the wind blow the sand dunes into the city
build a sea wall to stop the water
plant more grasses on the sand dunes
This is an example of...
erosion by a flood
erosion by heavy rain
erosion by rushing water
This landslide is an example of...
erosion by a flood
erosion by heavy rain
erosion by rushing water
This is an example of...
erosion by a flood
erosion by heavy rain
erosion by rushing water
A farmer planted trees on the hillside to keep the soil in place. What kind of change was he trying to slow down?
erosion
a drought
an earthquake
The picture shows big rocks on a sandy beach. Why were the rocks placed on the beach?
to hold down the ocean water
to provide a nesting place for birds
to keep the sand from washing away
The picture shows a swing set made of wood. What does painting the wood protect the wood from?
flooding
weathering
earthquakes
Leroy wants to keep the river from carrying away soil. Which picture shows a design Leroy should not follow?
Which of these would make changes to the land happen faster?
Which is the best and strongest way to completely stop a landslide?
This is an example of...
landslide prevention
a dike
a windbreak
sand dune protection
This is an example of...
landslide prevention
a dike
a windbreak
sand dune protection
