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Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

A ____________ is a bend in the rock layers that happens when plates slowly push into each other.

a)

fold

b)

fault

2.

The outermost layer of Earth is called _______________.

a)

outer core

b)

mantle

c)

crust

3.

The mounds of rock debris deposited by glaciers are called __________.

a)

glacial till

b)

moraines

c)

glacial debris

4.

_________________ is the lowest end of a glacier.

a)

glacial till

b)

mounds

c)

terminus

5.

Below Earth's crust is a layer of rock called the ________________.

a)

mantle

b)

inner core

c)

outer core

6.

_________________ is a crack in the crust along which movement takes place.

a)

fault

b)

fold

c)

tectonic plate

7.

The dropping off of weathered rock is called ____________.

a)

mountain

b)

deposition

c)

glacial debris

8.

The vibrations caused by earthquakes are called ______________.

a)

seismograph

b)

seismic wave

9.

A ___________________ detects and records earthquakes.

a)

seismic wave

b)

seismograph

10.

The tallest and most visible landforms are __________________, and some are volcanoes.

a)

mounds

b)

valley

c)

mountain

11.

A ___________ is the flattest kind of landform.

a)

plain

b)

volcano

c)

valley

12.

____________________ is a gust of wind can pile sand into large mounds in deserts.

a)

terminus

b)

beach

c)

sand dune

13.

_________________ is the center layer of the earth.

a)

inner core

b)

crust

c)

mantle

14.

A _____________________ is the area of land drained by flowing water.

a)

river delta

b)

drainage basin

c)

river

15.

A plateau is a tall landform with a top that is ________________.

a)

round

b)

flat

c)

hallow

16.

__________________ is part of the land that is covered by the sea.

a)

continental slope

b)

continental shelf

c)

continental rise

17.

_______________ is the slow process that breaks rocks down into smaller pieces.

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

18.

______________________ is the removal of rock or soil.

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

19.

_________________ rocks can change size and shape without changing their chemical makeup.

a)

physical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

20.

____________________ changes the minerals that make up rocks.

a)

chemical weathering

b)

physical weathering

21.

______________ from where snow collects quickly and melts slowly.

a)

mountain

b)

glaciers

22.

_____________ is a mix of small rocks, gravel, sand and clay.

a)

glacial till

b)

glacial debris