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5th grade landforms
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1
What created this valley?
a glacier
a volcano
a river
an earthquake
2
Why would people need to dig out a harbor channel from time to time?
Rocks in the harbor can damage boats
plants in the water can damage boat propellers
people leave garbage in the water
water coming into the harbor deposits soil
3
What helps scientists predict earthquakes and volcanic activity?
pedometers
barometers
seismographs
odometers
4
What two forces mainly created the look of this butte?
weathering and wind erosion
volcanoes and earthquakes
glaciers and ice
uplift and weathering
5
If erosion is the only force acting on a mountain, what happens to its size?
it becomes smaller
it becomes softer
it becomes steeper
it becomes larger
6
What most likely formed this island?
rivers
glaciers
uplift
volcanoes
7
What causes volcanoes, earthquakes and uplift?
the pull of the moon and sun
movement of Earth's crust
new rocks forming on Earth's surface
explosions in Earth's core
8
Where is the Earth's crust the thickest?
under mountains
under the continents
in the north and south poles
under the oceans
9
What would the Earth look like without uplift, weathering and erosion?
a smooth, round ball
bumpy like a pineapple
rough like a football
with many deep valleys
10
What forces created this arch?
weathering and uplift
people and animals
weathering and erosion
erosion and uplift
11
What type of weathering creates cracks or holes in roads?
wind
ice
water
plant
12
What might happen if a fire burned all the trees and plants on a mountain side?
a volcano could erupt and burn more trees
uplift could occur
an arch could form as rock wears away
mudslides and landslides could occur
13
What type of erosion moves the most rock on the Earth's surface?
gravity
glaciers
water
wind
14
What happens when there is movement at line D?
earthquake
a volcano
erosion
a streambed
15
Uplift, earthquakes and volcanoes all create...
river valleys
sand dunes
geysers
mountains
