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Changes to the Earth's Surface

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces is called...

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

deposition

d)

The Hulk - Smash

2.

Erosion is...

a)

the process of carrying away weathered bits of rock.

b)

the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces.

c)

the process that forms minerals.

d)

the process that causes rust on some metals.

3.

Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

a)

ice wedging

b)

root wedging

c)

acid rain

4.

Eath's crust is made up of large pieces that push against each other. What do scientists call these pieces?

a)

slabs

b)

shelves

c)

plates

d)

deposition

5.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place.
b)
makes the rocks last longer.
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks.
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides.
6.
Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because bits of broken rock and soil _____.
a)
stop rivers from flowing.
b)
make rich farmlands.
c)
are dropped in new places.
d)
move very slowly.
7.

Which one of the Landforms shown in this picture ?

a)

Mountains

b)

Sand Dunes

8.
Erosion and weathering are the same thing.
a)
True 
b)
False
9.
How are canyons formed?
a)
Glaciers moving down mountain
b)
Wind blows
c)
Water seeping into cracks
d)
Flowing rivers erode the walls
10.

What are three main causes of weathering, erosion, and deposition? Choose all that apply.

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

sediment

d)

ice

11.

Most changes to the landscape happen slowly and gradually.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which of the follow are examples of landforms?

a)

mountains and canyons

b)

cliffs and sand dunes

c)

volcanoes and deltas

d)

all of the above

13.

Click all that are considered FAST changes

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

landslide

d)

volcano

14.
What does fast moving water carry?
a)
ice
b)
sediment
c)
trees
d)
huge rocks
15.

The thinnest layer of Earth is the

a)

core

b)

crust

c)

mantle

d)

magma

16.

Rocks can be carved into interesting shapes as a result of...

a)

wind picking up sand and hitting against rock, breaking off tiny pieces

b)

birds pecking at them

c)

lava flowing from volcanoes, forming new land

d)

the deposition of sand

17.

Tree roots cracking rocks into smaller pieces is an example of _______.

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

deposition

d)

gravity

18.

Select the slow changes to Earth's surface

a)

weathering

b)

landslides

c)

erosion

d)

floods

e)

deposition

19.

Select the fast changes to Earth's surface

a)

deposition

b)

sinkholes

c)

floods

d)

volcanoes

e)

weathering

20.
What is sediment?
a)
the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
b)
bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
c)
the top layer of the soil
d)
decaying plant or animal material 
21.
Which of these is an example of erosion
a)
Light Shinning onto a mountain
b)
Rain breaking down rock 
c)
Wind blowing away sediment
d)
All of the above
22.
What happens when weathering and erosion work together?
a)
New Mountains are created
b)
The climate changes overnight
c)
Metal objects become rusty
d)
They change the Earth's surface
23.
How do plants weather rocks?
a)
during photosynthesis
b)
when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
c)
when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
d)
Plants don't weather rocks
24.

Changes humans make such as deforestation are considered fast changes? True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

25.
This happens when rocks and soil slide down a hill or cliff suddenly
a)
Earthquake
b)
Landslide
c)
Flood
26.
Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Landslides, and Floods are all examples of?
a)
Fast Changes
b)
Slow Changes