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