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Changes to Earth

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

glacier

a)

a mound of sand created by the wind depositing sand in a new location

b)

soil that is good for growing many plants

c)

a large, slow-moving mass of ice

d)

a large area of flat land

2.

sand dune

a)

soil that is good for growing many plants

b)

a mound of sand created by the wind depositing sand in a new location

c)

a large, slow-moving mass of ice

d)

a large area of flat land

3.

fertile

a)

a large area of flat land

b)

a large, slow-moving mass of ice

c)

a mound of sand created by the wind depositing sand in a new location

d)

soil that is good for growing many plants

4.

plain

a)

formed by a fast moving river or glacier over thousands of years

b)

a large area of flat land

c)

a large, slow-moving mass of ice

d)

a mound of sand created by the wind depositing sand in a new location

5.

valley

a)

a large area of flat land

b)

formed by a fast moving river or glacier over thousands of years

c)

a physical feature on the surface of Earth

d)

forms from deposited land at the mouth of a river

6.

canyon

a)

an area between two cliffs that formed due to erosion from a river or glacier

b)

a physical feature on the surface of the Earth

c)

forms from the deposited land at the mouth of a river

d)

a large area of flat land

7.

delta

a)

a physical feature on the surface of the Earth

b)

an area between two cliffs that formed due to erosion from a river or glacier

c)

a large area of flat land

d)

forms from deposited land at the mouth of a river

8.

landform

a)

a large area of flat land

b)

formed by a fast moving river or glacier over thousands of years

c)

a physical feature on the surface of the Earth

d)

forms from deposited land at the mouth of a river

9.

deposition

a)

small bits of rock, soil, sand, and shells

b)

the process of dropping sediment in a new location

c)

the process of moving sediment from one place to another

d)

the breaking down or wearing away of rock over time

10.

erosion

a)

the process of moving sediment from one place to another

b)

the breaking down or wearing away of rock over time

c)

the process of dropping sediment in a new location

d)

small bits of rock, soil, sand, and shells

11.

weathering

a)

the process of dropping sediment in a new location

b)

the process of moving sediment from one place to another

c)

the breaking down or wearing away of rock over time

d)

small bits of rock, soil, sand, and shells

12.

sedimentary rock

a)

the process of moving sediment from one place to another

b)

formed from the compacting and cementing of sediments

c)

small bits of rock, soil, sand, and shells

d)

the breaking down or wearing away of rock over time

13.

sediment

a)

the process of dropping sediment from one place to another

b)

the breaking down or wearing away of rock over time

c)

small bits of rock, soil, sand and shells

d)

formed from the compacting and cementing of sediments