WorksheetsPlate Tectonics/Natural Hazards
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Waves shape the coast through erosion, by breaking down rocks and ________ sand and sediment.
moving
dropping
breaking
flying
What is sediment?
The process of rocks being broken down.
The top layer of soil
Bits and pieces of rock, sand and silt caused by weathering
Decaying plants and animals
Which of the following is an example of erosion?
Light shining on a mountain
Rain breaking down a rock
Wind blowing away sediment
Ice cracking a rock in half
What are the agents (causes) of weathering? Select all that apply.
water/waves
wind
ice
living things
What is a map legend/key?
A chart that shows what symbols on a map mean
Flat Map
A tool to tell where North, South, East and West are
Globe
Large bodies of land on Earth (there are 7).
countries
continents
oceans
mountain ranges
How can planting trees change Earth’s surface?
Trees drain nutrients from the soil.
Trees add carbon dioxide to the air.
Trees hold the soil and help prevent erosion.
Trees provide more wood for houses.
What happens when convergent boundaries collide (push/smash into each other)? (Select the 3 that apply)
Mountains Form
Earthquakes Occur
Hurricanes Develop
Volcanoes Form
What natural hazard occurs when tectonic plates move, causing rocks underground to suddenly break along a fault, causing the ground to shake?
volcanic eruption
earthquake
hurricane
tornado
Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely to happen along...
plate boundaries
ocean coasts
country boundaries
under rivers
Which events are rapid, or fast, changes to earth's surface?
ice wedging
root wedging
weathering
landslides
Removing trees from the ground can _______ the erosion process.
slow down
prevent (stops)
speed up
not change
Deposition is...
the act of breaking down rock into smaller pieces
moving pieces of weathered rock from one place to another
the drop off of sediments to a new location
rocks become smaller over time
What are these big puzzle pieces of land called?
Tectonic Plates
Continents
Dinner plates
Plate Boundaries
The Ring of Fire is an arc around the Pacific Ocean where many volcanoes and earthquakes are formed.
True
False
What is true of tectonic plates?
They are constantly moving
Earthquakes cause them to move
They don't move for hundreds and hundreds of years
Are sitting in one place constantly
If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?
An animal ate the fish.
Today's fish looks the same
The water covered the area long ago.
The fish is endangered.
True or False. All fossils come from dinosaurs.
True
False
What provides scientific evidence of past life?
history books
timelines
stories
fossils
Where can the oldest layer be found?
The top layer
The middle layer
They are all the same age
The bottom layer
