- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Weathering
B) Erosion
C) Lakes
D) Glaciers
- 2. ________ is the carrying away of materials from one place to another.
A) Weathering
B) Erosion
C) Sun
D) Glaciers
- 3. Weathering__________________ materials into sediment
A) builds up
B) breaks down
C) transports
D) does not break down
- 4. Which one of the following items would not cause erosion?
A) water
B) animals
C) wind
D) gravity
- 5. What are the three main agents of Erosion?
A) Water, Wind, and Sand
B) Water, Ice, and Salt
C) Earth, Wind, and Fire
D) Water, Wind, and Ice
- 6. Sand that is carried by the wind and deposited in a pile is called a ______________________.
A) sand dune
B) sand hill
C) sand box
D) sand pile
- 7. Weathering can cause a change in the MAKEUP or CONSISTANCY of a rock. This is called a _______________ change.
A) chemical
B) cool
C) physical
D) costly
- 8. If water seeps into a rock and then freezes it will ___________________.
A) break the rock
B) change to color of the rock
C) help the rock grow
D) cool off the rock
- 9. Erosion and Weathering can cause an effect called ________________. (Like Sandpaper on Wood)
A) Roughing
B) Jacked Up
C) Abrasion
D) Tearing
- 10. What is NOT a type of Weathering
A) Chemical
B) Erosion
C) Mechanical
D) Physical
- 11. What type of rocks are known as FIRE ROCKS
A) Metamorphic
B) Granite
C) Igneous
D) Sedimentary
- 12. What type of rocks have the process of cementation?
A) Metamorphic
B) Igneous
C) Pyroclastic
D) Sedimentary
- 13. What two things are needed for a rock to go through a metamorphic change?
A) Pressure and temperature
B) Heat and time
C) Heat and Pressure
D) Pressure and Ice
- 14. Pyroclastic Flow includes which of the following EXCEPT?
A) Tuff
B) Lava Flows
C) Water
D) Ash
- 15. What Island chain was built on hot spots
A) Hawaii
B) Phillipines
C) Japan
D) Cuba
- 16. The Grand Canyon was formed by___________________?
A) Hurricanes
B) Weathering
C) Tsumani
D) Glacial Melting
- 17. Glaciers make up about _________________percent of the Earth.
A) 35
B) 40
C) 10
D) 75
- 18. The Pacific Rim is also known as_______________________.
A) The Ring of Water
B) The Ring of Fire
C) The Horseshoe of Fire
D) Harry Potters Wand
- 19. The Ring of Fire is responsible for __________ percent of the Earth's Earthquakes.
A) 60
B) 50
C) 75
D) 100
- 20. Gravity does not affect which of the following during erosion?
A) Ice
B) Rock
C) Water
D) Wind
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Conclusive and Exclusive
B) Intrerior and Exterior
C) Intruder and Exfoliate
D) Intrusive and Extrusive
- 22. Magma must __________ and ________________ to become Igneous Rock
A) Warm and Melt
B) Cool and Crystalize
C) Harden and Break
D) Cool as a cucumber
- 23. Sedimentary rock must go through ____________________ and ________________________ to be formed.
A) Compacted and thrown away
B) Compaction and Cementation
C) Cemented and smoothed
D) Smoothed and Sealed
- 24. A rock is a solid mass of __________________________ that occur naturally as a part of our planet.
A) supplements
B) fossils
C) minerals
D) vitamins
- 25. Once the rock reaches high temperatures and melts it turns back into ________________.
A) Sedimentary Rock
B) Metamorphic Rock
C) Igneous Rock
D) Magma
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