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Science HW

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A natural way to stop erosion of sand

a)

breakwater

b)

seawall

c)

beach grass

2.

Rows of trees or shrubs that are planted to slow the speed of the wind and prevent erosion

a)

windbreak

b)

seawall

c)

coastbreak

d)

break

3.

Natural resources

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

What change is this?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

5.

Weathering and erosion are slow changes.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What change is this?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

7.

Weathering is to .................... rocks.

a)

move

b)

break down

8.

Erosion is to ................. rocks and soil.

a)

move

b)

break down

9.

Weathering and erosion take short time.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Wind causes erosion

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Wind can not cause weathering.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is a slow change to Earth's surface?

a)

a flood

b)

an earthquake

c)

weathering

13.

Glaciers change Earth

a)

slowly

b)

quickly

14.

can cause slow changes to Earth's landscape

a)

Wind

b)

Water and ice

c)

Sand

d)

all of the above

15.

Which best explains how glaciers affect the land?

a)

They cause weathering.

b)

They cause erosion.

c)

They cause weathering and erosion.

16.

How can wind change rocks?

a)

Wind can make rocks bigger.

b)

Wind can blow sand against rocks and wear them down.

c)

Wind can cause water to freeze inside rocks

17.

In the experiment, straws used to blow winds on sand, that was an example of

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

both of them

18.

Changes that happen to earth can be fast or slow.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Fast changes to earth happens in minutes, hours, or days.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which of the following is a fast change to earth?

a)

Volcano

b)

Weathering

c)

Drought

21.

Slow changes to earth happens in minutes, hours, or days.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which of the following is a slow change to earth?

a)

Erosion

b)

Earthquake

c)

Flood

23.

Fast changes to earth are..................................

a)

Flood, earthquake, volcano

b)

Weathering, erosion, drought

24.

............................. is shaking of the earth's surface.

a)

Drought

b)

Earthquake

25.

Planting more plants will ........................ erosion and weathering.

a)

stop

b)

increase