- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Weathering B) Erosion C) Lakes D) Glaciers
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Sun B) Glaciers C) Weathering D) Erosion
- 3. How many years ago did glaciers cover Michigan?
A) two B) ten C) thousands D) hundreds
- 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) cars D) tractors
- 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) chemical B) costly C) cool D) physical
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) help the rock grow B) break the rock C) cool off the rock D) change to color of the rock
- 9. The dunes in northwest Michigan will mostly caused by __________________.
A) water erosion B) volcanoes. C) glaciers D) wind erosion
- 10. What can cause the Michigan sandy shoreline to change?
A) glaciers and animals B) heat and sun C) huricanes and volcanoes D) wind and water
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