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What changes Earth?

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When there is a long time with very little or no rain that causes the land to get very dry, it is called a ________.

a)

drought

b)

flood

c)

erosion

2.

When moving water or wind carries rocks and soil to new places, it is called ________.

a)

drought

b)

flood

c)

erosion

3.

Is a FLOOD a fast or slow change?

a)

fast

b)

slow

4.

Is a DROUGHT a fast or slow change?

a)

fast

b)

slow

5.

Is a EROSION a fast or slow change?

a)

fast

b)

slow

6.

What does this picture show?

a)

flood

b)

drought

c)

erosion

7.

What does this picture show?

a)

flood

b)

drought

c)

erosion

8.

Which of the following could rapidly (quickly) change Earth’s surface?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Weathering

9.

Which of the following is a slow change to the Earth's surface?

a)
Flood
b)
Weathering
c)
Earthquake
10.
The effects of this fast process are the surface of the ground shakes, roads and buildings become damaged, and large cracks appear. What is the cause?
a)
Flood
b)
Volcanic Eruption
c)
Earthquake
11.

A large rock breaks into smaller pieces through a process called:

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

12.
Erosion happens very quickly. 
a)
True
b)
False
13.

Fill in the blank.


Weathering is a ____________ process that changes Earth's surface.

a)

Slow

b)

Quick

14.

How are  weathering and erosion alike?

a)

Both of them cause fast changes of the Earth's surface.

b)

A. Both of them cause slow changes of the Earth's surface.

c)

Both answers are correct

15.

Shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall.

Investigate the damage in the picture. Which change caused the damage?

a)

earthquake

b)

flood

c)

volcanic eruption

16.

Melted rock (magma) began to push up through the cracks under the ground. Lava explodes onto Earth’s surface. What kind of event is it?

(a)  

17.

Volcano eruption is ______ change to Earth's surface.

a)

slow

b)

quick

18.

Too much water covers usually dry land:

a)

drought

b)

flood

c)

earthquake