WorksheetsEarth's Changing Landscape
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
_____can cause slow changes to Earth's landscape.
wind
water
sand
all of the above
What events can change Earth's surface quickly?
floods and landslides
weathering and erosion
What can cause slow changes to Earth's surface?
floods and landslides
weathering and erosion
The process of ______breaks down rocks into smaller and smaller pieces.
erosion
weathering
heating
A ______ causes slow changes to Earth's surface?
landslide
glacier
earthquake
A(n) ____ is an opening in Earth's surface where melted rock or gases are forced out.
flood
earthquake
volcano
Which best explains how glaciers affect the land?
They cause weathering
They cause erosion
They cause weathering and erosion
_____ is when wind and water change the shape and size of rocks.
Erosion
Weathering
_____ is when rock and soil are moved by wind or water to a new place.
erosion
weathering
How can wind change rocks?
Wind can make rocks bigger
Wind can blow sand against rocks and wear them down
Wind can cause water to freeze inside rocks
A _____ causes new land to form when lava covers the landscape and cools.
volcano
landslide
What does the liquid from a volcano become when it cools?
rock
water
fire
A(n) ____ is a sudden movement of soil or rock from higher ground to lower ground.
flood
landslide
earthquake
When is a landslide most likely to occur?
After a month of dry weather
After a lot of rain
Just before an earthquake
Trees and plants can _____ soil erosion
cause
prevent
A(n) ____ is a shake in Earth's crust.
flood
earthquake
weathering
The coast, or where land meets the ocean, is ______.
Always covered in tall beach grass
Slowly changed by waves of water over time
Usually formed by a quick change to Earth's surface
A ______ is something that comes from Earth that people use.
landslide
natural resource
Amy wants to come up with a plan to help stop wind erosion on a beach. What should she do?
Tell people to come to the beach on windy days
Dig holes in the sand along the side of the beach
Plant grass along the beach to hold the sand in place
The soil in a farmer's field keeps getting eroded. The farmer plants a row of big trees along each side of the field. What kind of erosion will the rows of trees help stop?
Wind erosion
Water erosion
