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WorksheetsShaping Earth
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
a)
Mantle
b)
Crust
c)
Core
d)
Magma
2.
What is the tallest and most visible landform on Earth?
a)
Plains
b)
Canyons
c)
Valleys
d)
Mountains
3.
What is the triangle-shaped landform formed when a river empties into an ocean called?
a)
Valley
b)
Continental Shelf
c)
Canyon
d)
River Delta
4.
What is the hottest part of the Earth likely made of?
a)
Melted Iron
b)
Solid Rock
c)
Magma
d)
Water
5.
What causes an earthquake?
a)
Heavy rains
b)
Strong winds
c)
Volcanic eruption
d)
Sudden movement along a fault
6.
How do scientists measure seismic waves?
a)
By observing the color of the waves
b)
By counting the number of waves
c)
By analyzing the sound of the waves
d)
By recording jagged lines on a graph
7.
What is the sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope called?
a)
Flood
b)
Tornado
c)
Hurricane
d)
Landslide
8.
What causes weathering to change the minerals in rocks?
a)
Acids
b)
All of the above
c)
Oxygen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
9.
What is the purpose of floods in changing the land?
a)
To cause destruction
b)
To deposit new soil
c)
To wash away trees
d)
To erode soil
10.
What is the common cause of wildfires?
a)
Strong winds
b)
Too much rain
c)
Carelessness
d)
Lightning
11.
A layer of rock that lies beneath the Earth's crust is called the _____.
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
12.
A _____ is a tall landform that rises to a peak.
a)
fold
b)
mountain
c)
plateau
d)
volcano
13.
A _____ is a column of air that spins rapidly and moves across the ground in a narrow path.
a)
landslide
b)
volcano
c)
terminus
d)
tornado
14.
The outermost layer of Earth is called the _____.
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
15.
A _____ is a bend in the rock layers that happens when plates slowly push into each other.
a)
plate
b)
plateau
c)
fault
d)
fold
16.
After heavy rainfall, the land can become filled with water and a _____ can occur.
a)
tsunami
b)
volcano
c)
flood
d)
eruption
17.
Rock debris accumulates at the _____, or downhill end, of a glacier.
a)
terminus
b)
delta
c)
continental slope
d)
drainage basin
18.
The mounds of rock debris deposited by a glacier are called _____.
a)
morraines
b)
terminus
c)
folds
d)
drainage basin
19.
The Hawaiian Islands are famous for their _____, which can sometimes erupt.
a)
faults
b)
mountains
c)
volcanoes
d)
tornadoes
20.
When heavy rains fall on a mountainside, a _____ can occur.
a)
eruption
b)
flood
c)
landslide
d)
fault-block mountain
21.
Rock is broken down and moved to another place during the process of
a)
erosion and deposition.
b)
weathering and erosion.
c)
physical and chemical weathering.
d)
weathering and deposition.
22.
Freezing and thawing are a type of
a)
chemnical weathering.
b)
erosion.
c)
physical weathering.
d)
deposition.
23.
The surface of Earth is rapidly changed by all of the following EXCEPT
a)
landslides.
b)
glaciers.
c)
earthquakes.
d)
volcanoes.
24.
Each of these are examples of Earth's underwater features EXCEPT
a)
the outer core.
b)
the continental shelf.
c)
the continental slope.
d)
the ocean ridge.
25.
Which of the following natural disasters is not caused by storms?
a)
landslide
b)
earthquake
c)
tornado
d)
flood
26.
A delta is made up of
a)
melted iron.
b)
sharp rocks.
c)
gullies.
d)
sand.
27.
Where can underwater canyons form?
a)
continental slope
b)
continental rise
c)
ocean ridges
d)
drainage basins
28.
Earth's crust is made up of
a)
water.
b)
rock.
c)
iron.
d)
sand.
29.
A plateau is a tall landform with a top that is
a)
round.
b)
pointed.
c)
hollow.
d)
flat.
30.
Vibrations caused by earthquakes are known as
a)
seismographs.
b)
tsunamis.
c)
seismic waves.
d)
eruptions.
31.
Which of these BEST describes what Earth's plates are made up of?
a)
broken pieces of Earth's crust
b)
Earth's mantle and crust
c)
hardened lava
d)
melted rock
32.
If sudden lifting of the ocean crust is the CAUSE, what would be the EFFECT?
a)
Volcano
b)
Fault
c)
ocean ridge
d)
Tsunami
33.
Which of these does NOT contribute to physical weathering?
a)
chemical reactions
b)
growing plants
c)
flowing water
d)
freezing water
34.
Large rocks left behind by glaciers are known as
a)
erosion.
b)
glacial till.
c)
moraines.
d)
glacial debris.
35.
Which of these contributes to the formation of sand dunes?
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
terminus
36.
A glacier gets thicker, then begins to slide. What would most likely happen next?
a)
Snow collects quickly.
b)
Pressure builds on the mound.
c)
The glacier tears at the ground.
d)
The glacier bottom turns to ice.
37.
Where is a hurricane most likely to form?
a)
over a warm ocean
b)
over flat land
c)
in a forested area
d)
over a mountain range
38.
The sudden movement of snow and ice down a mountain is called a(n)
a)
landslide.
b)
hurricane.
c)
flood.
d)
avalanche.
39.
A landslide is something that occurs
a)
slowly, over many years.
b)
only in coastal regions.
c)
rapidly, without much warning.
d)
on land that is mostly flat.
40.
A tornado is a(n)
a)
swirling winter storm.
b)
narrow column of wind.
c)
overflow of water onto land.
d)
common cause of falling rocks.
41.
Which of the following is a process that causes a rock to break apart without changing the rock type?
a)
deposition
b)
physical weathering
c)
thawing
d)
chemical weathering
42.
Earth's surface is slowly changed by which of the following natural events?
a)
glaciers
b)
earthquake
c)
landslides
d)
avalanche
43.
Weathering and erosion are the processes through which rock is
a)
physically and chemically changed.
b)
chemically altered and moved to a new location.
c)
broken down and moved to another place.
d)
chemically altered and broken into smooth pebbles.
44.
How do earthquakes differ from other natural disasters, such as tornadoes and floods?
a)
They are caused by fast winds.
b)
They are a result of too much rain.
c)
They are not caused by storms.
d)
They are unrelated to plate movement.
45.
The continental shelf and the continental slope are examples of
a)
landforms.
b)
Earth's layers.
c)
mountains.
d)
underwater features.
46.
A wide, flat landform is called a
a)
plain.
b)
valley,.
c)
canyon.
d)
trench.
47.
What is Earth's outermost layer?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
48.
What instrument measures earthquakes?
a)
scientist
b)
seismic wave
c)
seismology
d)
seismograph
49.
Which of the following is most likely to carve a canyon into Earth's crust?
a)
chemical weathering
b)
wind
c)
moving water
d)
waves
50.
Which is made of deposited materials?
a)
a moraine
b)
a mountain
c)
a valley
d)
a river
51.
Which of these events can help plants grow?
a)
hurricanes
b)
tornadoes
c)
forest fires
d)
landslides
52.
Which phrase BEST completes the following sentence? The Hawaiian Islands were formed by
a)
volcanoes.
b)
glaciers.
c)
folding.
d)
faulting.
53.
A tornado can cause all of the following EXCEPT
a)
uprooted trees.
b)
flattened buildings.
c)
destroyed habitats.
d)
formation of moraines.
54.
Which event would MOST LIKELY cause a flood?
a)
volcano
b)
tornado
c)
hurricane
d)
forest fire
55.
What is the name of a region of land where water drains into a river?
a)
ocean ridge
b)
continental shelf
c)
drainage basin
d)
trench
56.
Underwater mountains that run through an ocean form a(n) _____.
a)
ocean ridge
b)
continental shelf
c)
drainage basin
d)
trench
57.
The mvoement of a river slows down as it nears the ocean, dropping deposits that form triangle-shaped landforms, called _____.
a)
deltas
b)
continental slopes
c)
cores
d)
trenches
58.
The outer core is made mostly of melted _____.
a)
lava
b)
temperatures
c)
pressures
d)
iron
59.
The weathering and removal of rock from one place to another is called _____.
a)
gravity
b)
moraine
c)
debris
d)
erosion
60.
Features that form where glacial till builds up
a)
mountains
b)
moraine
c)
debris
d)
volcanoes
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