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Unit 6, Lesson 2 Test
Forces That Affect Earth’s Features
Name:_______________________
Date:________________________
1. Which of the following contributes to physical weathering?
a.
b.
c.
d.
acids
pollution
freezing water
carbon dioxide
2. Where is a hurricane most likely to form?
a.
b.
c.
d.
over flat land
over a large lake
over a warm ocean
over a cool ocean
3. A tornado is a _______________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
swirling water system
circular column of wind
common cause of erosion
an overflow of water onto land
4. Which of the following is most likely to carve a canyon into Earth’s surface?
a.
b.
c.
d.
living things
a mountain
moving water
waves
5. Which of the following is made of deposited materials?
a.
b.
c.
d.
a delta
a mountain
a valley
a river
6. The slow process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces is called ___________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
weathering
decomposition
gravity
earthquake
7. Weathering pieces of rock are moved from one place to another during __________________.
a. weathering
b. decomposition
c. erosion
d. earthquake
8. _____________________ is the dropping off of sediment from weathered rock.
a.
b.
c.
d.
weathering
deposition
erosion
earthquake
9. The Grand Canyon in Arizona was formed by____________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
chemical weathering
deposition
physical weathering
volcanic eruption
10. Oxygen, acids, and carbon dioxide all cause __________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
physical weathering
deposition
chemical weathering
erosion
11. Cycles of freezing and melting can _______________ cracks in rocks.
a.
b.
c.
d.
widen
make smaller
not change
narrow
12. An ________________ is the shaking of the ground.
a.
b.
c.
d.
earthquake
hurricane
tornado
volcano
13. Sometimes a volcano will force materials from the Earth’s interior out of its opening. This event is
called
an __________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
earthquake
hurricane
eruption
volcano
14. A _________________ is a high landform with a flat top.
a. prairie
b. fold
c. plateau
d. volcano
15. A ________________ is the sudden downhill movement of rock and soil that move quickly down a slope.
a.
b.
c.
d.
eruption
landslide
hurricane
erosion
16. How can a hurricane most likely damage the natural environment?
a.
b.
c.
d.
by causing flooding
by starting forest fires
by causing landslides
by causing avalanches
17. Which of these will most likely cause a delta to form?
a.
b.
c.
d.
weathering
erosion by wind
deposition by wind
deposition by water
18. Which force will most likely cause a landslide?
a.
b.
c.
d.
friction
gravity
magnetic
weathering
19. Which of these will most likely form a sand dune?
a.
b.
c.
d.
weathering
erosion by water
deposition by wind
deposition by water
20. Which of the following slowly changes the surface of the Earth?
a.
b.
c.
d.
earthquakes
weathering
floods
volcanoes