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Inspire Science Earth's Changing Features

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes mountains to rise, or get taller?

a)

Convergent Plates on Earth's crust

b)

Divergent Plates on Earth's crust

c)

Lateral Slipping Plates on Earth's crust

2.

A landform that forms at the mouth of a river where it meets the ocean.

a)

delta

b)

mountain

c)

lake

3.

What is weathering?

a)

a force pulling a piece of rock downhill

b)

the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces at, or near the Earth's surface

c)

the picking up and moving of rock pieces from one place to another

4.

When a glacier moves boulders over the land, this is an example of

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

eruption

5.

Deposition is a process that

a)

breaks down rock.

b)

builds mountains.

c)

drops rock particles in a new place.

6.

6) How are earthquakes and volcanoes alike?

a)

They are both constructive and destructive processes.

b)

They are only constructive processes.

c)

They are only destructive processes.

7.

How are dams and levees alike?

a)

Both control flooding.

b)

Both are natural barriers.

c)

Both control weathering.

8.

Which landform is created by sand?

a)

dunes

b)

moraine

c)

floodplain

9.

Which is an example of ice wedging?

a)

Ice melts into water.

b)

The water washes the soil down the hill.

c)

The water freezes and expands and the plastic bottle breaks.

10.

Small pieces of rock and sand that are moved by erosion are called?

a)

eruption

b)

sediment

c)

delta

11.

_____________ is a large wall of ice that can move large amounts of soil and rock over great distances.

a)

Mountains

b)

Glacier

c)

Valley

12.

Earth is constantly changing. Slow changes can be caused by which two processes?

a)

earthquakes and volcanoes

b)

weathering and erosion

c)

glaciers and floodplains

13.

When pressure causes magma to push up from below the crust, new features from on the Earth’s surface. What causes this process?

a)

earthquakes

b)

volcanoes

c)

flooding

14.

The theory that the continents move on top of tectonic plates is called?

a)

Tectonic Plates Movement

b)

Continental Drift Theory

c)

Mantel Movement

15.

____________________ is the violent shaking of Earth’s crust as built-up energy is released.

a)

Glacier

b)

Volcano

c)

Earthquake

16.

Waves of energy sent through Earth’s crust when plates move suddenly.

a)

Ocean Waves

b)

Seismic Waves

c)

Wind Waves

17.

A system of pipes or channels under the ground that carry water from storms and helps prevent streets and towns from flooding.

a)

reservoir

b)

dam

c)

storm drains

18.

When beaches are repaired by having workers dump sand in the areas that have eroded it is called?

a)

dredging

b)

erosion

c)

beach nourishment

19.

Most earthquakes and volcanoes happened at the boundaries of

a)

beach erosion

b)

different countries

c)

plate tectonics

20.

Scientist measure seismic waves to study the effect of

a)

weathering and erosion

b)

floods

c)

earthquakes