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bench mark revision 3

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A meteor that stikes the Earth's surface is called a _________.

a)

meteorite

b)

sun

c)

planet

d)

outer planet

2.

Moons are naturally occurring satellites that orbit planets.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

When a ______ gets close to the Sun, its frozen material begins to melt and forms a trail of dust, rock and gas behind it.

a)

comet

b)

meteoroid

c)

meteor

d)

star

4.

Our solar system is part of a lager region of space called a __________.

a)

moon

b)

star

c)

galaxy

d)

comet

5.

The Milky Way is larger than our solar system. It contains more than 200 billion stars, including the Sun and our solar system.

a)

True

b)

False

6.
What is a small body of ice, rock & cosmic dust loosely packed together?
a)
meteor
b)
meteoroid
c)
asteroid
d)
comet
7.
 Which object is commonly referred to as a "dirty snowball"?
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
8.
Which direction does a comet's tail always point?
a)
toward the sun
b)
away from the sun
9.
The shape of a comet's obit is ____.
a)
circular
b)
irregular
c)
regular
d)
elliptical
10.
Where is the asteroid belt located?
a)
past the orbit of Neptune
b)
between Mars & Jupiter
c)
surrounding our solar system
d)
between Earth & Mars
11.
A broken off piece of an asteroid is a ____.
a)
comet
b)
meteorite
c)
meteoroid
d)
tail
12.
What is the red arrow pointing to?
a)
meteoroid
b)
meteor
c)
meteorite
13.
Which object has a tail?
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
meteorite
d)
comet
14.
Which object is commonly referred to as "shooting star"?
a)
comet
b)
meteor
c)
meteorite
d)
asteroid
15.
Which one lasts only a few seconds in the sky?
a)
comet
b)
meteoroid
c)
meteor
d)
meteorite
16.
Which one looks like a speedy streak of light?
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
meteor
d)
comet
17.

What do we call a meteor that strikes the Earth's surface?

a)

comet

b)

meteorite

c)

meteoroid

d)

asteroid

18.

What do we call rocky or metallic objects that orbit the Sun?

a)

Asteroids

b)

Comets

c)

Moons

d)

Planets

19.

What is a large region of space containing billions of stars, dust, and gas?

a)

Solar System

b)

Universe

c)

Galaxy

d)

Asteroid Belt

20.

A ______ is a mixture of frozen gases, ice, dust, and rock that moves in an elliptical orbit around the Sun.

a)

comet

b)

asteroid

c)

moon

d)

planet

21.

Our galaxy is known as the Milky Way.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which is larger, the Solar System or the Milky Way galaxy?

a)

The Solar System, because it includes all the planets

b)

The Solar System, because the Sun is the biggest star

c)

The Milky Way, because it contains more than 200 billion stars including the Sun and solar system

d)

The Milky Way, because it contains only stars

23.

A meteoroid is...

a)

A small rocky or metallic object that orbits the Sun

b)

A meteoroid that enters the Earth's atmosphere(Shooting Stars)

c)

A meteor that strikes Earth's surface

24.

Meteors

a)

Strike the Earth's surface

b)

Are meteoroids that enter Earth's atmosphere

c)

Are small rocky or metallic objects that orbit the Sun

25.

Meteorites

a)

Strike the Earth's surface

b)

Enter Earth's atmosphere

c)

Are small rocky or metallic objects that orbit the Sun

26.

A _____is a sphere of hot gases that releases energy as light.

a)

Galaxy

b)

Star

c)

Comet

d)

Gravity

27.

As the comet gets closer to the Sun, dust,rock,and gases trail ________the comet.

a)

in front of

b)

behind

c)

on top of

d)

next to

28.
Galaxies are composed of (best answer)
a)
stars
b)
stars and gas
c)
stars, dust, and gas
d)
stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity
29.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular 
d)
Irrational
30.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
31.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
32.
The type of galaxy that is composed of the older stars and low-mass stars.
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Constellation
33.
What type of galaxy has no defined pattern or shape?
a)
Spiral 
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Constellation
34.
What are in galaxies?
a)
ice and rock
b)
dust, gas, and stars
c)
stars and ice
d)
water and dust
35.
The Milky Way galaxy is an example of an irregular galaxy
a)
true
b)
false
36.
Types of galaxies include all of the following EXCEPT... 
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical 
c)
Irregular
d)
Galactic
37.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
38.
How many stars are in a galaxy.
a)
millions or billions
b)
thousands
c)
hundreds
d)
Ten
39.
A galaxy is a large collection of stars, gas and dust. What is responsible for holding the stars, gas, and dust together in a galaxy?
a)
heat
b)
light
c)
gravity
d)
friction
40.
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
a)
Spiral
b)
Barred Spiral
c)
Irregular
d)
Elliptical
41.

Which galaxy is the Solar system in?

a)

Andromeda galaxy

b)

Milky way galaxy

c)

Triangulum galaxy

42.
Weathering is...
a)
the breaking apart, wearing away, or dissolving of rock. 
b)
the scraping away of materials
c)
material that comes from the weathering of rock
d)
the moving of sediment and rock from one place to another. 
43.
Sediment is...
a)
the breaking apart, wearing away, or dissolving of rock. 
b)
the scraping away of materials
c)
material that comes from the weathering of rock
d)
the moving of sediment and rock from one place to another. 
44.
Erosion is...
a)
the breaking apart, wearing away, or dissolving of rock. 
b)
the scraping away of materials
c)
material that comes from the weathering of rock
d)
the moving of sediment and rock from one place to another. 
45.
Which is an example of Erosion?
a)
Sand being pulled away from a beach by waves.
b)
Roots of a tree breaking apart a rock
c)
water in a river smoothing down rocks.
46.
What is the breakdown of the Earth’s crust into sediment called?
a)
weathering 
b)
raining
c)
Erosion
d)
Whooshing
47.
What is it called when weathered rock is carried away?
a)
Weathering 
b)
Raining
c)
Erosion
d)
Breaking
48.
What does physical weathering involve?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
tempurature
d)
All of the Above
49.
Which of these is an example of erosion?
a)
light shining onto a mountain
b)
wind blowing away sediment
c)
rain breaking down rock
d)
All of the above
50.
What is the process called when a glacier deposits rocks in oceans and lakes?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Minerals
d)
Deposition 
51.

What is deposition?

a)

Breaking rock into smaller pieces

b)

Moving broken pieces of rock around the Earth's surface

c)

The build up of land

d)

Features on the Earth's surface

52.

What are landforms?

a)

Breaking rock into smaller pieces

b)

A triangle shaped landform at the mouth of a river

c)

A deep gorge with steep sides formed by moving water

d)

Features on the Earth's surface

53.

What is a delta?

a)

A triangle shaped landform at the mouth of a river

b)

A deep gorge with steep sides that can be formed by moving water

c)

Features on the Earth's surface

d)

The movement of rock and sand around the Earth

54.

What is a canyon?

a)

A triangle shaped landform at the mouth of a river

b)

A deep gorge with steep sides that can be formed by moving water

c)

The build up of land by depositing soil

d)

The movement of weathered material around the Earth's surface

55.

How is a sand dune formed?

a)

Wind erosion and deposition

b)

Water weathering and deposition

c)

Wind weathering and erosion

d)

Ice erosion and deposition

56.

What is a glacier?

a)

Wind erosion carving out rock

b)

A block of snow on top of water

c)

A moving block of ice on top of land

d)

Water weathering breaking down rock

57.
Bobby observed that a metal trash can was covered with rust.  What type of weathering caused the rust on the trash can?
a)
Mechanical weathering 
b)
Wind weathering
c)
Chemical weathering
d)
Erosion weathering
58.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
59.
Waves dropping sand on the beach
a)
Weathering 
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
60.
Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
61.

Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers are an example of:

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

62.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
63.
Ponds filling up with sediment and becoming marshes
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
64.
What is the major cause of weathering and erosion?
a)
wind
b)
ice
c)
glaciers
d)
moving water
65.
This arch was created by pieces of rock being washed away by the waves.  This is an example of 
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
66.
This delta is a landform created by sediment being dropped where the river meets the ocean.  This is an example of
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
67.
Plants help prevent erosion by
a)
allowing soil to wash away
b)
holding the soil in place
c)
taking nutrients out of the soil
d)
Plants do not help prevent erosion.
68.

Which type of stream is most likely to cause the greatest amount of erosion?

a)

A slowly moving stream with a small amount of water.

b)

A quickly moving stream with a small amount of water.

c)

A quickly moving stream with a large amount of water.

d)

A slow moving stream with a large amount of water.

69.

Which of the following is not a cause of weathering?

a)

Water freezes in a crack in a rock.

b)

A plant grows in a crack in a rock.

c)

Sand blows against a rocky surface.

d)

A river carries sand and sediment downstream.

70.

Which of the following is not an example of erosion?

a)

The wind blowing sand from one sand dune to another.

b)

Water carrying sediment down a long bending river.

c)

Water getting into a rock and cracking the rock when it freezes.

d)

An avalanche caused by gravitational force.

71.

_____________________ is the movement of soil and rock by wind, water, ice, and gravity.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

72.

______________________ occurs when eroded materials stop moving and begin to build up.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

73.

_______________ moves material from one place to another.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

74.

_____________________ is solid material (matter) moved by wind and water that settles on the surface of land or the bottom of a body of water.

a)

deposition

b)

sediment

c)

erosion

75.

A _____________________ is a wetland area that forms as river waters empty into a larger body of water.

a)

dune

b)

delta

c)

deposition

d)

tsunami

76.

The Grand Canyon was caused by _____________________ erosion from the Colorado River.

a)

water

b)

wind

77.

A ______________ is a hill of sand created by the wind.

a)

dune

b)

delta

c)

sediment

78.

3 elements needed to produce a _____________________.


  1. Abundant loose sand
  2. Wind source
  3. Object ( such as a boulder, tree, or shrub) that obstructs the wind force and causes the sand to pile up in drifts.
a)

sand dune

b)

delta

c)

deposition hill

79.

Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth's surface by...

a)

forming new land features.

b)

washing away beaches.

c)

breaking down large rocks in to smaller ones.

d)

moving topsoil.

80.

What is an enormous 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

81.

How do plants weather rocks?

a)

During photosynthesis

b)

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

c)

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

d)

Plants don't weather rocks

82.

Choose TWO descriptions below that represent Erosion.

a)

Rain washing away dirt from a hillside

b)

Water getting in cracks of rocks, freezing, and breaking them

c)

Wind hitting the top of a mountain for thousands of years creating arches.

d)

Waves moving sand from one place to another

83.

Sand and small pebbles are examples of

a)

deposition

b)

agents

c)

exfoliation

d)

sediments

84.

Which type of stream is most likely to cause the greatest amount of erosion?

a)

A slowly moving stream with a small amount of water.

b)

A quickly moving stream with a small amount of water.

c)

A quickly moving stream with a large amount of water.

d)

A slow moving stream with a large amount of water.

85.

Which of the following is not a cause of weathering?

a)

Water freezes in a crack in a rock.

b)

A plant grows in a crack in a rock.

c)

Sand blows against a rocky surface.

d)

A river carries sand and sediment downstream.

86.

This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.

a)

mechanical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

c)

erosion weathering

d)

deposition

87.

A metal statue slowly turning green after years of being outside is an example of:

a)

mechanical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

88.

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.

89.

Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because eroded materials _____.

a)

stop the river's flow

b)

make rich farmlands

c)

are dropped in new places

d)

move very slowly

90.

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

91.
The natural features of the Earth's surface are called _____
a)
landforms
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
continents
92.
What is chemical weathering?
a)
When something is pushed into the water
b)
When something is broken down into something smaller by changing its chemical composition.
c)
When you throw something at something else
d)
When something is broken down into something smaller without changing its chemical composition.
93.

the general terms for the movement of sediment by wind, water, glaciers

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

94.
A mass of ice that covers a large area and moves slowly
a)
gravity
b)
glacier
c)
sediment
95.
Erosion caused by _______________ changes beaches and lakes
a)
glaciers
b)
ice
c)
waves
96.
Earth's surface features are continually changing... this is due to
a)
wearing away of the surface
b)
building up of the surface
c)
Both wearing away and building up
97.
Sand dunes normally shift position through the action of
a)
Wind
b)
Rivers
c)
Earthquakes
98.
What caused this canyon to form over many years?
a)
Water
b)
Deposition
c)
valley
d)
Plants
99.
Which way do sand dunes move?
a)
up & down
b)
to the west
c)
toward the sea
d)
in the direction of the wind
100.
What forms when waves undercut the rock to produce steep slopes?
a)
sea caves
b)
sea stacks
c)
sea arches
d)
sea cliffs
101.
big holes in the rock at the bottom of sea cliffs
a)
sea caves
b)
sea stacks
c)
sea arches
d)
sea cliffs
102.
form when waves cut through the sea cave
a)
sea caves
b)
sea stacks
c)
sea arches
d)
sea cliffs

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