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WorksheetsUnit 9: 4-ESS2-1
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
___________ is a natural event that occurs and changes the Earth's surface within minutes.
Agents of Changes
Rapid Change
Weathering
Slow Changes
___________ is the movement of sediments from one location to another.
Erosion
Deposition
Weathering
Sediments
__________ is the dropping off of sediments as the motion of wind or water slows or comes to a stop.
Slow Changes
Rapid Changes
Deposition
Weathering
__________ is the breaking apart of larger rocks into smaller pieces.
Weathering
Sediments
Deposition
Erosion
___________ are forces that change the Earth's Surface.
Rapid Change
Agents of Change
Slow Change
__________ are pieces of broken down rock.
Erosion
Deposition
Sediments
___________ are natural events that occur and change the Earth's surface over hundreds to thousands of years.
Rapid Changes
Agents of Change
Slow Changes
Select ALL of the examples of agents of change.
Wind
Water
Waves
Ice
All of the following are examples of weathering except which one?
Ice breaking a rock into smaller pieces
A river carrying sediments
A river carving out a canyon
Tree roots growing into a rock
All of the following are examples of erosion except which one?
A river carrying sediments
An animal carrying rocks around
The wind blowing sand
An animal burying rocks
These form as the wind picks up sand and gravity pulls it back down.
Canyons
Deltas
Sand Dunes
Arches
These form as fast-moving water slowly breaks down rock and carries away the sediments, carving out an area.
Canyons
Deltas
Sand Dunes
Beaches
The agent of change that creates sand dunes is?
Ice
Floods
Water
Wind
These form as water slows of becomes stagnant, the sediment settles and builds up.
Canyons
Arches
Deltas
Valleys
These form as waves curl over themselves.
Valleys
Beaches
Cliffsides
Deltas
The agent of change responsible for creating beaches is?
Wind
Water
Waves
Ice
The agent of change responsible for creating deltas is?
Wind
Water
Waves
Ice
Which two things form as waves curl under themselves?
Cliffside
Canyons
Arches
U-shaped valleys
The agent of change responsible for ice wedging is?
Wind
Water
Waves
Ice
Water seeps into the cracks of rocks and freezes forming?
Beaches
Ice Wedging
Canyons
U-shaped Valleys
These are formed by slow-moving glaciers that carve out an area.
Beaches
Cliffside
U-shaped Valleys
Deltas
Wind dropping off sediments to form a sand dune is an example of?
Deposition
Erosion
Weathering
Ice-Wedging
The wind blowing sand is an example of?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Sedimentation
All of the following are examples of rapid changes to Earth except?
Volcanoes
Floods
Weathering
Tornadoes
This is an example of?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
This is an example of?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
This is an example of?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
This is an example of?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
This is an example of?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
This is an example of?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
