- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Erosion
B) Glaciers
C) Lakes
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) ten
B) two
C) hundreds
D) thousands
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) animals
B) water
C) gravity
D) wind
- 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 hill
B) sand pile
C) sand dune
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) break the rock
B) change to color of the rock
C) cool off the rock
D) help the rock grow
- 9. The dunes in northwest Michigan will mostly caused by __________________.
A) volcanoes.
B) wind erosion
C) glaciers
D) water erosion
- 10. What can cause the Michigan sandy shoreline to change?
A) wind and water
B) heat and sun
C) huricanes and volcanoes
D) glaciers and animals
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