- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Erosion B) Weathering C) Glaciers D) Lakes
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Weathering B) Erosion C) Sun D) Glaciers
- 3. How many years ago did glaciers cover Michigan?
A) thousands B) ten C) two D) hundreds
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) wind B) water C) animals D) gravity
- 5. In the info text they mention that glaciers are like _________________, because they scrape and carry rocks to other places.
A) tractors B) cars C) bulldozers D) lawnmowers
- 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) 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) volcanoes. B) wind erosion C) water erosion D) glaciers
- 10. What can cause the Michigan sandy shoreline to change?
A) glaciers and animals B) huricanes and volcanoes C) wind and water D) heat and sun
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