WorksheetsEarth Systems Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 24mins
What is a GLACIER?
A slow moving river of ice formed by the accumulation of ice and snow
A theory that explains movement of earths crust
A body of water
Sea level
When water freezes it (a)
Which rock layer is the oldest?
A theory that explains movement of Earth's crust is.......
Pizza
Plate Tectonics
A Rock Profile
Sandstone
A sudden shaking or vibration at the earths surface caused by moving plates is an (a)
Erosion is ______
A special type of flat map that shows the contours of the land
When land disappears
When soil and rocks are moved away from their source material
A theory that explains earths crust
What are some problems that earthquakes could cause?
Magma is.....
Something that occurred a very long time ago
Part of a skeleton or an animal
An area of low flat land
Molten Rock and is below the earths surface
Explain what happens when water freezes
What is LAVA?
A type of sedimentary rock formed by clay.
Lava is magma that reaches the surface and erupts out of the top of the volcano
Cold liquid
A force that pulls objects down to the earth
What is a fossil ?
Erosion is
The breaking down of rocks into smaller and smaller pieces
A naturally occurring phenomenon that has caused harm to people or the environment.
When soil and rocks are moved away from their source material.
A deep narrow valley with steep sides formed by a river.
Weathering is ______
The extra materials
The steepness of a hillside
when sediments are deposited or dropped onto the floor of a body of water
The breaking down of rocks into smaller and smaller pieces
Sedimentary rocks form in what type of environment?
Water
Land
What type of rock layer would you find fossils in?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Plaster
The difference between magma and lava is ....
Magma is hot and lava is cold
Magma is below the earths surface and lava reaches the surface
Magma wears and lava deposits
Which natural disaster did you find most interesting?
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Tsunamis
Stella
A vertical selection of rock showing the sequence of various layers is a.....
Rock Profile
Earthquake
Plate Tectonics
Chemical weathering
How high or low a feature of land is compared to sea level is ......
Delta
Glacier
Volcano
Elevation
What is weathering?
A type of sandstone
The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces
A type of rock
Cheese Pizza
A type of sedimentary rock formed from sand grains cemented together is
Trilobite
Sandstone
Limestone
Coral
A large dangerous WAVE in the ocean usually caused by an undersea earthquake or volcano is a
Sediment
Glacier
Tsunami
Volcano
What type of map uses lines to show elevation?
Earthquake
Landform
Contour
Physical
What shape do glaciers create in a valley?
All of the above
W
U
V
What can cause a gap between the two rock profiles?
Weathering or erosion
French Fries
Deposition
