- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Weathering
B) Erosion
C) Glaciers
D) Lakes
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Erosion
B) Sun
C) Weathering
D) Glaciers
- 3. How many years ago did glaciers cover Michigan?
A) two
B) ten
C) hundreds
D) thousands
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) water
B) animals
C) gravity
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) cars
C) tractors
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) cool
B) physical
C) costly
D) chemical
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) change to color of the rock
B) help the rock grow
C) break the rock
D) cool off the rock
- 9. The dunes in northwest Michigan will mostly caused by __________________.
A) water erosion
B) wind erosion
C) glaciers
D) volcanoes.
- 10. What can cause the Michigan sandy shoreline to change?
A) wind and water
B) huricanes and volcanoes
C) glaciers and animals
D) heat and sun
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