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