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Gr2 Earths changing landscape review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is weathering?

a)

the breaking down of the lands rocks and soil

b)

pushing land up a mountain

c)

making the mountains bigger

2.

brown water carrying bits of soil down hill is an example of...

a)

fast changes

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

3.

Which of these is an example of erosion?

a)

Animals living on the land

b)

Wind blowing sand against rock

c)

planting trees

4.

What is a very big mass of ice moving over land?

a)
Ice wedging
b)
Glacier
c)
Iceberg
d)
Dune
5.

Which term BEST describes how fast glacial erosion takes place?

a)

Quick

b)

Slow

c)

Sudden

6.
The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
faults
7.

What made valley in picture

a)
Glacier
b)
hill
c)
rocks
8.
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)

cracks and breaks rocks

9.

What is found at the bottom of a canyon?

a)

people

b)

lake

c)

ice

d)

river

10.

What were the tall towers of rock in Bryce canyon called?

a)

hoodoos

b)

poopoos

c)

peepees

11.

It happens when rivers, lakes and streams get too full and overflow after too much rain falls: _____________

a)

Earthquake

b)

Floods

c)

Eruptions

12.

Quick changes to land happen?

a)

Over many years

b)

Over a few months

c)

In a few days or less

13.

An example of a quick change

a)

Weathering

b)

An earthquake

c)

erosion

14.

What do we need to know about a change happening fast or slow?

a)

The size of the chage.

b)

How much time the change takes.

c)

The place where the change happened.

15.

Is a FLOOD a fast or slow change?

a)

fast

b)

slow

16.
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
17.

Volcano eruption is ______ change to Earth's surface.

a)

slow

b)

quick

18.

Look at the picture of a map of the land

The dark gray on the map shows where the land in is the highest.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Look at the picture of a map of the land

Which color land shows the lowest land?

a)

Dark grey

b)

Medium grey

c)

Light grey

20.

We learned about flashfloods in Texas this week:

What are some clues can we look out for to know where a flashflood will happen?

a)

1. A steep cliff

2. Areas with heavy rainstorms

b)

1. high land

2. places with little rain

c)

1. places near cities

2. places on top of mountains

21.

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?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

22.

Largest land areas on earth

a)

continents

b)

landform

c)

mine

d)

adobe

23.

the shape or form of the Earth's surface is a ....

a)

continent

b)

landform

c)

mine

d)

adobe

24.

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)

a few rocks stacked together

b)

a thin line of blue clay

c)

a handful of sand shaped into a hill

d)

a round piece of blue construction paper

25.

Jesse wants to find out where mountains are located in the Thailand. What kind of map he should use.

a)

A landform map

b)

A city map

c)

A world map

26.

Kyle is traveling through land that is very flat. Which landform is he most likely seeing?

a)

plains

b)

mountains

c)

hills

27.

How are the features of the ocean floor similar to and different from those on land?

a)

They look the the same as landforms but different because they are underwater

b)

They are different landforms but above the water

c)

They are not similar or different

28.

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?

a)

The map shows how deep the ocean is.

b)

Sometimes there are big pieces of land next to the ocean.

c)

The ocean covers more of Earth's surface than anything else.

d)

There are some blue spots on the land that are not part of the ocean.

29.

Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices

. Choose 2!

_________ and________ are types of fresh water.

a)

Melted ice

b)

Mud

c)

Lakes

d)

The ocean

30.

What 2 areas on a map look white because they are the coldest areas where the water will be frozen?

a)

The top and bottom of a map

b)

Around the continents of a map

c)

The middle of a map

31.

Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices.

A map shows mountains as a area of__________ land.

a)

low

b)

high

32.

What happens to a rock when it is weathered by erosion

a)

It jumps out of the water

b)

It makes rock into bigger pieces

c)
It breaks into small pieces.
33.

Different rocks like pebbles are harder than chalk rock

a)
True
b)
False
34.
What is most likely to make a rock break into pieces?
a)
Animals digging in the rock.
b)

people hammering a rock

c)

water and wind hitting rocks

35.

This rock occurred because of weathering of what...

a)

people carving it

b)

water and wind

c)

animals bumping into it

d)

alone

36.

Why did water erosion most likely do this to the rock?

a)

Because its near the water

b)

because it is on high land

c)

because its near people

37.

Look at this picture, what happened in this picture?

a)

the water broke it down after one night

b)

Over millions of years weathering and erosion broke down the rocks

38.

Erosion is happening all the time?

a)

True

b)

False

39.

The natural processes that breaks down rock and changes the Earth's surface.

a)
weathering
b)
jackhammering
40.

What two kinds of erosion did we learn about?

a)

Water and chocloate

b)

wind and sand

c)

wind and water

41.

weathering is a fast or slow change to the earths land?

a)

Fast

b)

Slow

42.

A _______________ is a sudden shaking of the ground which causes cracks in the Earth's surface.

a)

volcano

b)

hurricane

c)

earthquake

43.

What might have caused mud to cover the land?

a)

earthquake

b)

flood

c)

volcano

44.

A _____________ is an opening in Earth's surface where lava, gases, and bits of rock erupt.

a)

volcano

b)

earthquake

c)

landslide

45.

A _____________is when rocks, soil, and mud slide down a hill, mountain or other slope.

a)

volcano

b)

landslide

c)

earthquake

46.

Is a FLOOD a fast or slow change?

a)

fast

b)

slow

47.

A ___________ happens when a huge amount of water overflows an area that is usually dry.

a)

hurricane

b)

flood

c)

landslide

48.

The process that causes rocks on Earth's surface to crumble, crack and BREAK it is called:

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

glacier

d)

earth

49.

Which of these can cause weathering?

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

ice

d)

all of these

50.

Glaciers, rivers and weather erode land to create canyons and valleys. What kind of change is this?

a)

FAST

b)

SLOW

51.

Wind can cause weathering.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Which of these does NOT break up rocks?

a)

clouds

b)

water

c)

wind

53.

Weathered rocks and other weathered materials don't stay in one place. They are moved around in a process called______.

a)

glacier

b)

erosion

c)

weathering

d)

rain

54.

Which picture shows a slow change?

a)
b)
c)
55.

What is a slow land change?

a)

a change that takes a long time

b)

a change that happens very quickly

56.

Is a FLOOD a fast or slow change?

a)

fast

b)

slow

57.

Is a EROSION a fast or slow change?

a)

fast

b)

slow

58.

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

a)
Flood
b)
Weathering
c)
Earthquake
59.

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

60.

Volcano eruption is ______ change to Earth's surface.

a)

slow

b)

quick

61.

What is a volcano

a)

a volcano is an opening in the Earth’s surface.

b)

a volcano is a mountain that has lava.

c)

a volcano is a tall pointy mountain where magma comes out.

d)

an island.

62.

What's the difference between magma and lava?

a)

Magma is in the volcano. It is called 'lava' when the magma leaves the volcano.

b)

Magma is on the surface. Lava is underground.

c)

Magma and lava are the exact same thing.

63.

Pick two places volcanos can be found?

a)

on the ocean floor

b)

In the sky

c)

inside the earth

d)

on the land

64.

Why do people like to make homes near volcanoes?

a)

They enjoy climbing them.

b)

The volcanoes make ground that is good for farming.

c)

They can use the lava to keep things warm.

d)

It's exciting!

65.

What is one way volcanos change the surface of the earth?

a)

A volcano can make a lot of smoke

b)

a volcano makes a huge noise when it errupts

c)

Lava can cool down to create new rock and even islands

d)

an island.