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5th Earth Science S5E1. Repeat

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Eroded sediment finds a new home.

a)

weathering

b)

deposition

c)

compaction

d)

cementation

2.

The solid innermost portion of our Earth.

a)

outer core

b)

mantle

c)

inner core

d)

crust

3.

The outermost layer of Earth composed mainly of rock.

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

core

d)

outer core

4.

Weathered pieces of rock.

a)

pebbles

b)

sediment

c)

eroded

d)

shale

5.

Buried remains of ancient plants and animals that we now use as fuel.

a)

hydrocarbons

b)

alternative energy

c)

fossil fuels

d)

sediment

6.

Wind or water carrying away weathered pieces of sediment.

a)

deposition

b)

weathering

c)

erosion

d)

cementation

7.

A structure built across a river to prevent flooding

a)

dam

b)

levee

c)

flooding

d)

moraine

8.

Structures built along the edge of a river to prevent water from overflowing onto the land

a)

dam

b)

levee

c)

moraine

d)

delta

9.

Captures water and moves it off of the road

a)

Levee

b)

dam

c)

storm drains

d)

deltas

10.

prevents the ocean waves that carry sediment from coming onto the land

a)

moraine

b)

levee

c)

seawall

d)

floodplain

11.

prevents soil erosion by planting on flat areas formed like steps

a)

contour plowing

b)

dam

c)

levee

d)

terracing

12.

planting with the curves of the land instead of in straight up and down rows

a)

terracing

b)

dams

c)

seawall

d)

contour plowing

13.

sediment build up at the mouth of a river

a)

delta

b)

levee

c)

moraine

d)

jetty

14.

Rocks and Sediment that is deposited after a glacier melts

a)

moraine

b)

delta

c)

levee

d)

barrier island

15.

island by the shore built by sediment (protects the main land from ocean waves)

a)

barrier island

b)

sea wall

c)

levee

d)

moraine