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