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