- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Weathering B) Erosion C) Glaciers D) Lakes
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Weathering B) Glaciers C) Sun D) Erosion
- 3. How many years ago did glaciers cover Michigan?
A) two B) thousands C) ten D) hundreds
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) water B) animals 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) lawnmowers B) bulldozers C) cars D) tractors
- 6. Sand that is carried by the wind and deposited in a pile is called a ______________________.
A) sand hill B) sand box C) sand pile D) sand dune
- 7. Weathering can cause a change in the makeup of a rock. This is called a _______________ change.
A) chemical B) cool C) costly 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) huricanes and volcanoes B) heat and sun C) glaciers and animals D) wind and water
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