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- 1. Multiple Choice
The picture shows a structure that was built by
humans.
Which of Earth's processes was the structure
designed to protect against?
Earthquakes
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Flooding
- 2. Multiple Choice
The picture shows a mass inside of a building
that can sway called a tuned mass damper.
Which of the following best explains the purpose
of a tuned mass damper?
To add weight to the center of a building, adding
to its force of gravity
B. To prevent a building from moving by anchoring it
around the mass
C. To move in opposition of a swaying building,
making it more stable
D. To reduce the weight
- 3. Multiple Choice
What can scientists learn by using
seismographs?
A. The motion of the ground during an earthquake
B. The temperature of a volcano before an eruption
C. The wind speed and direction of a tornado
D. The predicted path and speed of a hurricane
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of beach
reclamation?
A. Clearing away garbage from a beach
B. Removing human objects from a beach
C.Adding sand to a beach that is eroding
D.Creating a larger beach by removing grasses
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is beach reclamation?
A. It is the process of building fences to stop ocean
erosion.
B. It is the process of adding new sand to eroded
shorelines.
C. It is the process of digging trenches to limit
ocean weathering.
D. It is the process of removing debris from
weathered shorelines.
- 6. Multiple Choice
A student has noticed changes in the mountain
near her grandmother's house in North Carolina.
Some rocks have begun to break off the side of
the mountain, changing its face. What is causing
this to happen?
A. Erosion
B. Sandstorms
C. Earthquakes
D. Weathering
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following correctly compares dams
and levees?
A. A dam is built across a waterway and blocks
water flow, while a levee is built along a
waterway to limit flooding.
B. A dam is built along a waterway to change its
shape, while a levee is built across a waterway
and blocks its flow.
C. A dam is built along a waterway and blocks its
flow, while a levee is built along a waterway to
change its shape.
D. A dam is built across a waterway to limit
flooding, while a levee
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of these events can form a mountain?
A. Tornado
B. Hurricane
C. Flash flood
D. Volcanic eruption
- 9. Multiple Choice
What do scientists call the process of wind
carrying soil away?
A. Decay
B. Erosion
C. Weathering
D. Breaking
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the main difference between weathering
and erosion?
A. Weathering can involve wind, rain, hail, or snow,
while erosion involves only rain.
B. Weathering is completely natural, while erosion
is man-made.
C. Weathering only affects rocks, while erosion only
affects soil.
D. Weathering breaks down materials, while
erosion moves them.
- 11. Multiple Choice
What mass movement occurs when a large block
of soil and rock becomes unstable and quickly
moves downhill?
A. Slump
B. Rockfall
C. Landslide
D. Creep
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following directly formed the Grand
Canyon?
A. River erosion
B. Glacial erosion
C. Meteorite impact
D. Sudden earthquake
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following techniques should farmers
use to prevent erosion?
A. Plant rows of trees around the edge of the crop
field
B. Water crops with only distilled water
C. Spray pesticides around the base of each crop
D.Leave the field unplanted for a season to
increase minerals
- 14. Multiple Choice
The picture shows a sea arch found along a
coastline.
Which processes most likely contributed to the
formation of the sea arch?
A. Ice and wind erosion
B. Wave and wind erosion
C. Wave and sediment deposition
D. Chemical and sediment deposition
- 15. Multiple Choice
Georgia has several beautiful coastal islands that
many people like to visit. Recently, the coastal
island beaches have been shrinking. What is
causing the shrinking, and what can humans do
to fix the problem?
A. The problem is caused by deposition, and
humans can build ponds and streams.
B. The problem is caused by erosion, and humans
can use beach reclamation.
C. The problem is caused by lower ocean levels,
and humans can build levees.
D. The problem is caused by ocean weather, and
humans can dig trenches.
- 16. Multiple Choice
What are large waves generated in the ocean by
an earthquake, landslide, or volcanic activity
called?
A. Pipe waves
B. Quake waves
C. Seismic waves
D.Tsunamis
- 17. Multiple Choice
The picture shows an artificial levee next to a
river.
Why are levees like this built?
A. To protect people from rising water during a large
storm
B. To keep animals from drinking the water
C. To force water underground for crops
D. To collect water for drinking
- 18. Multiple Choice
The picture shows a landform at X.
What is the landform at X, and how did it form?
A. It is a delta that formed when a river slowed
down as it flowed into the ocean, causing rocks
and sand that it was carrying to settle and build
up over time.
B. It is an island that formed when wind picked up
and carried rocks and sand from the banks of a
river and dropped them into the ocean.
C. It is a peninsula that formed as ocean waves
carved away land and pulled pieces of the shore
out to sea.
D. It is a sand dune that formed by coastal winds
blowing beach
- 19. Multiple Choice
The map shows the Altamaha River and its
watershed, which flows southeast and empties
into the Atlantic Ocean.
Which landform is most likely created as the
Altamaha River flows into the Atlantic Ocean?
A. A plateau, formed by weathering
B. A hill, formed by sedimentation
C. A delta, formed by deposition
D. A canyon, formed by erosion
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which features of Earth's surface are most likely
produced by wind deposition?
A. Deltas
B. Mountains
C. Fault lines
D. Sand dunes
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