Earth Science

Question 1

A flood can change the shape of the land. What can control flooding?

Accepted Answer

a levee

Question 2

Water has been running over a rock for hundreds of years. The surface of the rock feels...

Accepted Answer

smooth

Question 3

The picture shows a newly formed gully running across a farm field. What caused it?

Accepted Answer

moving water

Question 4

Wind and water can remove rocks from a place. What is this process called?

Accepted Answer

erosion

Question 5

Which is the smallest body of water?

Accepted Answer

a pond

Question 6

Wind can blow away soil needed for crops. What can a farmer do to block the wind?

Accepted Answer

plant a row of tall bushes

Question 7

How can people stop runoff from eroding soil?

Accepted Answer

build a rain garden

Question 8

Which if these is a SLOW change to the land?

Accepted Answer

water weathering a rock to make its surface smooth

Question 9

What is a glacier?

Accepted Answer

a slow moving sheet of ice

Question 10

Which will water change faster? The beach or the gorge?

Accepted Answer

Water will change the beach faster than the gorge.

Question 11

Which covers more of Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

the ocean

Question 12

How does the water in a river usually move when the river reaches flatter ground?

Accepted Answer

It slows down.

Question 13

Which of the following are most likely to be found on a physical map?

Accepted Answer

the location of rivers, lakes, and oceans

Question 14

Which best describes how water moves?

Accepted Answer

It runs downhill.

Question 15

What is happening when Earth's surface moves and shakes?

Accepted Answer

An earthquake is occurring.

Question 16

Which of these changes to Earth's surface could you observe happening?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 17

How is the wind changing the rock in the picture?

Accepted Answer

The wind is weathering the rock,

Question 18

What do rocks that have been weathered and eroded by moving water usually look like?

Accepted Answer

round and smooth

Questions 18