- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Glaciers B) Weathering C) Lakes D) Erosion
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Weathering B) Erosion C) Glaciers D) Sun
- 3. How many years ago did glaciers cover Michigan?
A) ten B) hundreds C) two D) thousands
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) animals B) wind C) gravity D) water
- 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 box B) sand pile C) sand dune D) sand hill
- 7. Weathering can cause a change in the makeup of a rock. This is called a _______________ change.
A) costly B) cool C) chemical D) physical
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) cool off the rock B) change to color of the rock C) help the rock grow D) break the rock
- 9. The dunes in northwest Michigan will mostly caused by __________________.
A) volcanoes. B) water erosion C) wind erosion D) glaciers
- 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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