- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Glaciers B) Weathering C) Erosion D) Lakes
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Weathering B) Sun C) Glaciers D) Erosion
- 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) water B) gravity C) wind D) animals
- 5. In the info text they mention that glaciers are like _________________, because they scrape and carry rocks to other places.
A) lawnmowers B) cars C) tractors D) bulldozers
- 6. Sand that is carried by the wind and deposited in a pile is called a ______________________.
A) sand box B) sand dune C) sand hill D) sand pile
- 7. Weathering can cause a change in the makeup of a rock. This is called a _______________ change.
A) cool B) physical C) costly D) chemical
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) change to color of the rock B) break the rock C) cool off the rock D) help the rock grow
- 9. The dunes in northwest Michigan will mostly caused by __________________.
A) wind erosion B) glaciers C) water erosion D) volcanoes.
- 10. What can cause the Michigan sandy shoreline to change?
A) wind and water B) glaciers and animals C) huricanes and volcanoes D) heat and sun
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