Science Earth’s Surface Test

What is the natural shape or part of Earth’s surface called?

• Landslide

• Landform

• Erosion

• Wind

What are tiny, invisible water droplets in the air called?

• Clouds

• Fog

• water vapor

• mist

What is the process called where water moves around Earth?

• The water cycle

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

What is it called when liquid water changes into a gas?

• It is called evaporation.

• It is called condensation.

• It is called freezing.

• It is called sublimation.

What do we call rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from the clouds?

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

What is the term for the height of something?

• length

• width

• depth

• elevation

What is the breaking down of rocks by wind, ice, or water called?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

• Deposition

What is the movement of rock from one place to another by wind, moving water, or moving ice called?

• sedimentation

• Deposition

• Weathering

• erosion

What is the movement of air across Earth’s surface called?

• Wind

• Breeze

• Gale

• Storm

What is a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface called?

• Earthquake

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Flood