WorksheetsChickFilA Sci#3 Feb/Mar
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
The moon orbits the _______, and the earth orbits the ______.
earth, moon
planets, moon
sun, moon
earth, sun
A landslide can cause:
Changes in the direction of streams and oceans
changes in the direction of streams and large amounts of debris move down a hill due to gravity, can create new land
New land is created and large tsunamis can happen
Large cracks in the ground happen, and magma comes through vents.
How is sand formed?
From dead plants and animals after hundreds of years
From salty oceans after hundreds of years
From rocks and shells after hundreds of years
From plants and salt after hundreds of years
When there is huge rumbling under the earth, a RAPID change is happening and you live on a tectonic plate. What do you think is happening?
Lava is spewing up and the temperature is increasing. Volcano!
Lots of rainfall is going on and a huge block of land has fallen down the highway-landslide!
The ceiling is falling in, plates are falling off shelves. Cracks in the earth! Earthquake!
Winds are blowing at 200 MPH, flooding is going on and trees are falling over- Hurricane!
In order for rocks to turn into soil, it can be changed by:
Water and freezing in cracks of rocks
Winds making rocks hit each other
Trees/plants growing and splitting pieces of rock
All of the answers mentioned are true
Does a volcanic eruption happen only after heavy rains or after tremendous heat and pressure pushes through the volcanic vents
After tremendous heat pressure pushes through the volcanic vents
Only after heavy rains
Volcanic eruptions can cause lava to flow and create islands.
True
false
Volcanic eruptions are a rapid change and can happen in less than a minute
False
True
What is in soil that is beneficial (good for) to the soil?
rocks and air
dead plants and animals
air and water
plants and rocks
Plants and animals will decompose in the soil. What does this form?
Dry dirt
wet dirt
soil of a different kind
HUMUS
When you throw a basketball, you are changing the _____ and _____ of the ball.
position and motion
motion and color
shape and speed
shape and position
If you see a hill that has lots of soil that has fallen down onto a highway, what type of rapid change is that called?
hillside falls
earthquake
tsunami
landslide
Thermal energy causes:
light
heat
electrical energy
sound
This is what the process is called when rocks are broken down after hundreds/thousands of years:
natural resources
decomposition
weathering
rapid changing
This is what the process is called when dead plants and animals turn into humus (rich soil)
weathering
rapid changes
natural resources
decomposition
Can landslides create NEW LAND?
Yes
No
Not likely
Yes but it goes away immediately
Thermal means
light
sound
heat
friction
