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Earth's Processes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Volcanoes are part of the surface of _____.

a)

Earth

b)

hill

c)

land

2.

These are mountains that have a hole at the top.

a)

valleys

b)

hills

c)

volcanoes

3.

The hole of the volcano is called _____.

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

crater

4.

Hot melted rock can come out of the crater when the volcano goes off.

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

mud

5.

It is the melted rock inside the volcano.

a)

lava

b)

mud

c)

magma

6.

It is the sudden shaking off the ground.

a)

earthquake

b)

volcano eruption

c)

landslide

7.

It is a large amount of water that quickly covers land not usually covered by water.

a)

landslide

b)

erosion

c)

floods

8.

It is when the side of a hill or mountain falls down.

a)

floods

b)

landslide

c)

earthquake

9.

It is the breaking up of rocks.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

10.

It happens when soil, sand, and small bits of a rock are removed.

a)

deposition

b)

landslide

c)

erosion

11.

It happens when wind and water drop sand, soil, and small bits of rock in a new place.

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

c)

mudslide

12.

It is a long wall built to hold back ocean water.

a)

dike

b)

levee

c)

wall

13.

It is a short wall along a river.

a)

dike

b)

levee

c)

windbreak

14.

It is a row of objects that blocks the wind.

a)

windbreak

b)

dike

c)

levee

15.

Plants can stop soil erosion on slopes and hills.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Levees protect farm fields and cities.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Levees are usually made of soil, sand, and rocks.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

People build dam to make dry land out of land that used to be underwater.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

People and animals can erode rock and dirt on a mountain when they walk on it.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Volcano eruption can changed Earth slowly.

a)

True

b)

False