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Chapter 14 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How can volcanoes change earth?

a)

rapid erosion and no deposistion

b)

slow erosion

c)

no erosion

d)

rapid erosion and rapid deposition

2.

The earth's surface changes when rock is suddenly pushed upward during a (an)______________

a)

earthquake

b)

landslide

c)

hurricane

d)

flood

3.

Which landform has a deep narrow passage with steep cliffs?

a)

mountain

b)

desert

c)

canyon

d)

glacier

4.

Sediment that builds up at the mouth of a river

a)

dune

b)

delta

c)

glacier

d)

erosion

5.

the moving of sediment from one location to another

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

delta

d)

landslide

6.

the dropping of sediment that has been carried by the wind or water

a)

delta

b)

deposition

c)

erosion

d)

dune

7.

rapid downhill movement of a large amount of soil and rocks

a)

landslide

b)

mudslide

c)

flood

d)

avalanche

8.

the sudden downhill movement of snow and ice

a)

avalanche

b)

blizzard

c)

glacier

d)

mudslide

9.

huge sheet of ice that moves slowly downhill and leaves behind moraines as the ice melts

a)

delta

b)

avalanche

c)

glacier

d)

deposition

10.

Glaciers formed a few hundred years after the flood, during one Ice Age.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Glaciers formed millions of years ago, during several long Ice Ages.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Uses rock layers and fossils to explain when different organisms lived on earth

a)

geologic time scale

b)

fossil record

c)

elevation

13.

Uses color to show landforms such as deserts, mountains, and rivers.

a)

physical map

b)

topographic map

c)

scale

d)

fossil record

14.

Models landforms by using contour lines.

a)

topographic map

b)

physical map

c)

globe

d)

elevation map

15.

The order of fossils in rock layers; shows the order in which organisms died during the flood.

a)

fossil record

b)

elevation

c)

geologic time scale