Changes to Earth's Surface Test

First and Last Name

1. Natural features on Earth's surface that can have different shapes and sizes are called:

• Rocks
• Landforms
• Hills
• Mountains

2. True or False: Earth's landforms are constantly changing.

• True
• False

3. Rocks in Earth's crust are slowly being broken into smaller pieces in a process called:

• erosion
• deposition
• weathering
• landforms

4. Which of the following is a cause of weathering?

• water
• ice
• temperature changes
• all of the above

5. What are the 2 different types of weathering?

• Natural and physical
• Physical and chemical
• Erosion and Deposition
• Natural and chemical

6. True or False: Water flowing in rivers and streams is an example of chemical weathering.

• True
• False

7. True or False: Acid from rainwater mixing with carbon dioxide is an example of chemical weathering.

• True
• False

8. The movement of weathered pieces of rock is called:

• erosion
• weathering
• landforms
• water

9. What happens when eroded material is laid down in a new location by wind, water, or ice?

• erosion
• weathering
• deposition
• volcano