- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Lakes
B) Weathering
C) Erosion
D) Glaciers
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Sun
B) Weathering
C) Glaciers
D) Erosion
- 3. How many years ago did glaciers cover Michigan?
A) hundreds
B) ten
C) thousands
D) two
- 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) tractors
B) cars
C) lawnmowers
D) bulldozers
- 6. Sand that is carried by the wind and deposited in a pile is called a ______________________.
A) sand hill
B) sand box
C) sand pile
D) sand dune
- 7. Weathering can cause a change in the makeup of a rock. This is called a _______________ change.
A) chemical
B) cool
C) physical
D) costly
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) change to color of the rock
B) cool off the rock
C) help the rock grow
D) break the rock
- 9. The dunes in northwest Michigan will mostly caused by __________________.
A) wind erosion
B) glaciers
C) volcanoes.
D) water erosion
- 10. What can cause the Michigan sandy shoreline to change?
A) heat and sun
B) huricanes and volcanoes
C) glaciers and animals
D) wind and water
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