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