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Unit 9: 4-ESS2-1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___________ is a natural event that occurs and changes the Earth's surface within minutes.

a)

Agents of Changes

b)

Rapid Change

c)

Weathering

d)

Slow Changes

2.

___________ is the movement of sediments from one location to another.

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Weathering

d)

Sediments

3.

__________ is the dropping off of sediments as the motion of wind or water slows or comes to a stop.

a)

Slow Changes

b)

Rapid Changes

c)

Deposition

d)

Weathering

4.

__________ is the breaking apart of larger rocks into smaller pieces.

a)

Weathering

b)

Sediments

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

5.

___________ are forces that change the Earth's Surface.

a)

Rapid Change

b)

Agents of Change

c)

Slow Change

6.

__________ are pieces of broken down rock.

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Sediments

7.

___________ are natural events that occur and change the Earth's surface over hundreds to thousands of years.

a)

Rapid Changes

b)

Agents of Change

c)

Slow Changes

8.

Select ALL of the examples of agents of change.

a)

Wind

b)

Water

c)

Waves

d)

Ice

9.

All of the following are examples of weathering except which one?

a)

Ice breaking a rock into smaller pieces

b)

A river carrying sediments

c)

A river carving out a canyon

d)

Tree roots growing into a rock

10.

All of the following are examples of erosion except which one?

a)

A river carrying sediments

b)

An animal carrying rocks around

c)

The wind blowing sand

d)

An animal burying rocks

11.

These form as the wind picks up sand and gravity pulls it back down.

a)

Canyons

b)

Deltas

c)

Sand Dunes

d)

Arches

12.

These form as fast-moving water slowly breaks down rock and carries away the sediments, carving out an area.

a)

Canyons

b)

Deltas

c)

Sand Dunes

d)

Beaches

13.

The agent of change that creates sand dunes is?

a)

Ice

b)

Floods

c)

Water

d)

Wind

14.

These form as water slows of becomes stagnant, the sediment settles and builds up.

a)

Canyons

b)

Arches

c)

Deltas

d)

Valleys

15.

These form as waves curl over themselves.

a)

Valleys

b)

Beaches

c)

Cliffsides

d)

Deltas

16.

The agent of change responsible for creating beaches is?

a)

Wind

b)

Water

c)

Waves

d)

Ice

17.

The agent of change responsible for creating deltas is?

a)

Wind

b)

Water

c)

Waves

d)

Ice

18.

Which two things form as waves curl under themselves?

a)

Cliffside

b)

Canyons

c)

Arches

d)

U-shaped valleys

19.

The agent of change responsible for ice wedging is?

a)

Wind

b)

Water

c)

Waves

d)

Ice

20.

Water seeps into the cracks of rocks and freezes forming?

a)

Beaches

b)

Ice Wedging

c)

Canyons

d)

U-shaped Valleys

21.

These are formed by slow-moving glaciers that carve out an area.

a)

Beaches

b)

Cliffside

c)

U-shaped Valleys

d)

Deltas

22.

Wind dropping off sediments to form a sand dune is an example of?

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Ice-Wedging

23.

The wind blowing sand is an example of?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Sedimentation

24.

All of the following are examples of rapid changes to Earth except?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Floods

c)

Weathering

d)

Tornadoes

25.

This is an example of?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

26.

This is an example of?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

27.

This is an example of?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

28.

This is an example of?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

29.

This is an example of?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

30.

This is an example of?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition