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Changing Earth

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"The movement of these plates causes changes on the surface of the earth." What are these plates?

a)

Lithospheric plates

b)

Hydrospheric plates

c)

Biospheric plates

d)

All of the above

2.

Identify the type of force- Landslides

a)

Endogenic force

b)

Exogenic force

3.

Identify the type of force- wind

a)

Endogenic force

b)

Exogenic force

4.

Identify the type of force- river

a)

Erosional

b)

Depositional

c)

Both

5.

Identify the structure seen in the image-

a)

Sea cave

b)

Mushroom rock

c)

Sea arch

d)

Stack

6.

–slow process of water, wind, or ice carrying sediments away and changing the surface of the earth

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

scientific method

d)

tectonic plates

7.

–an opening in Earth’s crust where lava, ash, and gas erupt

a)

tectonic plates

b)

mountain

c)

volcano

d)

earthquake

8.

–slow process of wind and water breaking up rocks over time

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

eruption

d)

sediments

9.

–movements or vibrations in earth that cause rapid changes to earth’s surface

a)

fault line

b)

erosion

c)

earthquake

d)

metamorphic

10.

The place in the crust where the earthquake movement starts is known as

a)

Epicentre

b)

Focus

c)

Vent

d)

Crater

11.

In Endogenic forces, what is the meaning for Endo?

a)

Inside

b)

Outside

c)

Front side

d)

Back Side

12.

Which among the following is not related to Exogenic forces?

a)

Sea waves

b)

Wind

c)

Volcano

d)

Glaciers

13.

Surface waves are also known as

a)

P waves

b)

S Waves

c)

L Waves

d)

None of the above

14.
What caused this landform ?
a)
water
b)
glacier
c)
wind
15.

Which is not an erosional feature of sea waves?

a)

Cliff

b)

Beach

c)

Sea cave

16.

The depositional feature of a glacier is:

a)

Flood plain

b)

Beach

c)

Moraine

17.

Erosion is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like ---

a)

water

b)

wind

c)

ice

d)

all the above

18.

What is the name of the instrument used for measuring earthquake?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Weighing machine

c)

Seismograph

d)

All of these

19.

On which scale is the earthquake measured?

a)

Plane scale

b)

Divider

c)

Compass

d)

Richter scale

20.

Which of the following terms is not linked with seismic activities?

a)

Epicenter

b)

Crater

c)

Focus

d)

Richter scale

21.

____ in Japan is one of the world's most beautiful volcanic mountains.

a)

Vesuvius

b)

Barren island

c)

Mt. Kea

d)

Mt. Fujiyama

22.

______are also called sleeping volcanoes

a)

Active volcanoes

b)

Extinct volcanoes

c)

Dormant volcanoes

d)

Living volcanoes

23.

Mt .......................... is a dormant volcano

a)

Etna

b)

Vesuvies

c)

Kilmanjaro

d)

none of these

24.

He proposed the Theory of Continental Drift

a)

Alfred Wegener

b)

Charles Richter

c)

Thomas Richter

d)

Issac Newton

25.

Richter Scale was Invented by .........................

a)

Charles Richter

b)

Thomas Richter

c)

Bobby Richter

26.

It is an Active Volcano

a)

Mt Etna

b)

Mt Vesuvius

c)

Crater Lake

27.

As the river approaches the sea, the speed of the river will

a)

remain constant

b)

Increases

c)

Decreases

d)

None of the above