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WorksheetsGr2 Earths changing landscape review
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 39mins
What is weathering?
the breaking down of the lands rocks and soil
pushing land up a mountain
making the mountains bigger
brown water carrying bits of soil down hill is an example of...
fast changes
erosion
deposition
Which of these is an example of erosion?
Animals living on the land
Wind blowing sand against rock
planting trees
What is a very big mass of ice moving over land?
Which term BEST describes how fast glacial erosion takes place?
Quick
Slow
Sudden
What made valley in picture
cracks and breaks rocks
What is found at the bottom of a canyon?
people
lake
ice
river
What were the tall towers of rock in Bryce canyon called?
hoodoos
poopoos
peepees
It happens when rivers, lakes and streams get too full and overflow after too much rain falls: _____________
Earthquake
Floods
Eruptions
Quick changes to land happen?
Over many years
Over a few months
In a few days or less
An example of a quick change
Weathering
An earthquake
erosion
What do we need to know about a change happening fast or slow?
The size of the chage.
How much time the change takes.
The place where the change happened.
Is a FLOOD a fast or slow change?
fast
slow
Volcano eruption is ______ change to Earth's surface.
slow
quick
Look at the picture of a map of the land
The dark gray on the map shows where the land in is the highest.
True
False
Look at the picture of a map of the land
Which color land shows the lowest land?
Dark grey
Medium grey
Light grey
We learned about flashfloods in Texas this week:
What are some clues can we look out for to know where a flashflood will happen?
1. A steep cliff
2. Areas with heavy rainstorms
1. high land
2. places with little rain
1. places near cities
2. places on top of mountains
Look at the picture of our investigation this week:
Number 4 is where flash flood alley is. What is one more place on the map that is likely to flood?
1
2
3
5
Largest land areas on earth
continents
landform
mine
adobe
the shape or form of the Earth's surface is a ....
continent
landform
mine
adobe
A student is making a model of her town. There is a small stream in the town. What would be best to use to model the stream?
a few rocks stacked together
a thin line of blue clay
a handful of sand shaped into a hill
a round piece of blue construction paper
Jesse wants to find out where mountains are located in the Thailand. What kind of map he should use.
A landform map
A city map
A world map
Kyle is traveling through land that is very flat. Which landform is he most likely seeing?
plains
mountains
hills
How are the features of the ocean floor similar to and different from those on land?
They look the the same as landforms but different because they are underwater
They are different landforms but above the water
They are not similar or different
5) A student is looking at a map of Earth. She decides most of Earth's water is in the ocean. Why did she think that?
The map shows how deep the ocean is.
Sometimes there are big pieces of land next to the ocean.
The ocean covers more of Earth's surface than anything else.
There are some blue spots on the land that are not part of the ocean.
Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices
. Choose 2!
_________ and________ are types of fresh water.
Melted ice
Mud
Lakes
The ocean
What 2 areas on a map look white because they are the coldest areas where the water will be frozen?
The top and bottom of a map
Around the continents of a map
The middle of a map
Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices.
A map shows mountains as a area of__________ land.
low
high
What happens to a rock when it is weathered by erosion
It jumps out of the water
It makes rock into bigger pieces
Different rocks like pebbles are harder than chalk rock
people hammering a rock
water and wind hitting rocks
This rock occurred because of weathering of what...
people carving it
water and wind
animals bumping into it
alone
Why did water erosion most likely do this to the rock?
Because its near the water
because it is on high land
because its near people
Look at this picture, what happened in this picture?
the water broke it down after one night
Over millions of years weathering and erosion broke down the rocks
Erosion is happening all the time?
True
False
The natural processes that breaks down rock and changes the Earth's surface.
What two kinds of erosion did we learn about?
Water and chocloate
wind and sand
wind and water
weathering is a fast or slow change to the earths land?
Fast
Slow
A _______________ is a sudden shaking of the ground which causes cracks in the Earth's surface.
volcano
hurricane
earthquake
What might have caused mud to cover the land?
earthquake
flood
volcano
A _____________ is an opening in Earth's surface where lava, gases, and bits of rock erupt.
volcano
earthquake
landslide
A _____________is when rocks, soil, and mud slide down a hill, mountain or other slope.
volcano
landslide
earthquake
Is a FLOOD a fast or slow change?
fast
slow
A ___________ happens when a huge amount of water overflows an area that is usually dry.
hurricane
flood
landslide
The process that causes rocks on Earth's surface to crumble, crack and BREAK it is called:
erosion
weathering
glacier
earth
Which of these can cause weathering?
wind
water
ice
all of these
Glaciers, rivers and weather erode land to create canyons and valleys. What kind of change is this?
FAST
SLOW
Wind can cause weathering.
True
False
Which of these does NOT break up rocks?
clouds
water
wind
Weathered rocks and other weathered materials don't stay in one place. They are moved around in a process called______.
glacier
erosion
weathering
rain
Which picture shows a slow change?
What is a slow land change?
a change that takes a long time
a change that happens very quickly
Is a FLOOD a fast or slow change?
fast
slow
Is a EROSION a fast or slow change?
fast
slow
Which of the following is a slow change to the Earth's surface?
How are weathering and erosion alike?
Both of them cause fast changes of the Earth's surface.
A. Both of them cause slow changes of the Earth's surface.
Both answers are correct
Volcano eruption is ______ change to Earth's surface.
slow
quick
What is a volcano
a volcano is an opening in the Earth’s surface.
a volcano is a mountain that has lava.
a volcano is a tall pointy mountain where magma comes out.
an island.
What's the difference between magma and lava?
Magma is in the volcano. It is called 'lava' when the magma leaves the volcano.
Magma is on the surface. Lava is underground.
Magma and lava are the exact same thing.
Pick two places volcanos can be found?
on the ocean floor
In the sky
inside the earth
on the land
Why do people like to make homes near volcanoes?
They enjoy climbing them.
The volcanoes make ground that is good for farming.
They can use the lava to keep things warm.
It's exciting!
What is one way volcanos change the surface of the earth?
A volcano can make a lot of smoke
a volcano makes a huge noise when it errupts
Lava can cool down to create new rock and even islands
an island.
