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