- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Lakes
B) Erosion
C) Weathering
D) Glaciers
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Weathering
B) Glaciers
C) Sun
D) Erosion
- 3. How many years ago did glaciers cover Michigan?
A) ten
B) hundreds
C) two
D) thousands
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) water
B) gravity
C) animals
D) wind
- 5. In the info text they mention that glaciers are like _________________, because they scrape and carry rocks to other places.
A) bulldozers
B) tractors
C) cars
D) lawnmowers
- 6. Sand that is carried by the wind and deposited in a pile is called a ______________________.
A) sand box
B) sand hill
C) sand pile
D) sand dune
- 7. Weathering can cause a change in the makeup of a rock. This is called a _______________ change.
A) costly
B) physical
C) cool
D) chemical
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) break the rock
B) change to color of the rock
C) help the rock grow
D) cool off the rock
- 9. The dunes in northwest Michigan will mostly caused by __________________.
A) wind erosion
B) water erosion
C) volcanoes.
D) glaciers
- 10. What can cause the Michigan sandy shoreline to change?
A) huricanes and volcanoes
B) heat and sun
C) glaciers and animals
D) wind and water
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