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