Earth's Landforms Assessment (4-ESS2-1, 4-ESS1-1)

1) The process where rock is dissolved, worn away, or broken down into smaller pieces is called _________.

• sediment
• continent
• wears down
• weathering

2) Weathered rocks are ________.

• rigid
• sharp
• smooth
• layered

3) ____________ is the process where natural forces like water, wind, ice, and gravity carry away rocks and soil.

• Elevations
• Erosion
• Sediment
• Weathering

4) ____________, ____________, __________,and ____________ can break apart rocks.

• ice
• glaciers
• water
• wind
• soil

5) What are ways rocks can be eroded?

• wind
• fire
• cars
• water

6 )____________ is the process of sediments, soils, and minerals being dropped, or deposited in a new place.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

7) The material that is carried onto land or into water by water, wind, or a glacier is called __________.

• volcanoes
• sediment
• ocean
• material

8) A(n) __________ is a large area of land.

• mountain
• ocean
• continent
• ring of fire

9) Which of the following describes mountains and trenches? Select all that apply.

• created by tectonic plates
• carries sediment to change the landscape
• volcanoes are a special type of this
• created by wind, water, and gravity
• wears down the landscape

10) The ring of fire is a circle-shaped area around the Pacific Ocean where there are a lot of ________ and ____________.

• tornadoes, volcanoes
• hurricanes, tsunamis
• volcanoes, earthquakes
• mountains, thunderstorms