- 1. __________________is the changing of the Earth's surface.
A) Weathering
B) Glaciers
C) Erosion
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) wind
B) water
C) animals
D) gravity
- 5. What are the three main agents of Erosion?
A) Water, Wind, and Ice
B) Earth, Wind, and Fire
C) Water, Wind, and Sand
D) Water, Ice, and Salt
- 6. Sand that is carried by the wind and deposited in a pile is called a ______________________.
A) sand dune
B) sand pile
C) sand hill
D) sand box
- 7. Weathering can cause a change in the MAKEUP or CONSISTANCY 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) cool off the rock
B) help the rock grow
C) break the rock
D) change to color of the rock
- 9. Erosion and Weathering can cause an effect called ________________. (Like Sandpaper on Wood)
A) Abrasion
B) Roughing
C) Tearing
D) Jacked Up
- 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) Pyroclastic
B) Igneous
C) Metamorphic
D) Sedimentary
- 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) Ash
B) Tuff
C) Water
D) Lava Flows
- 15. What Island chain was built on hot spots
A) Phillipines
B) Japan
C) Cuba
D) Hawaii
- 16. The Grand Canyon was formed by___________________?
A) Weathering
B) Tsumani
C) Hurricanes
D) Glacial Melting
- 17. Glaciers make up about _________________percent of the Earth.
A) 40
B) 75
C) 10
D) 35
- 18. The Pacific Rim is also known as_______________________.
A) Harry Potters Wand
B) The Ring of Fire
C) The Ring of Water
D) The Horseshoe of Fire
- 19. The Ring of Fire is responsible for __________ percent of the Earth's Earthquakes.
A) 75
B) 50
C) 60
D) 100
- 20. Gravity does not affect which of the following during erosion?
A) Water
B) Rock
C) Wind
D) Ice
- 21. Which two types of rocks are Igneous?
A) Conclusive and Exclusive
B) Intrusive and Extrusive
C) Intrerior and Exterior
D) Intruder and Exfoliate
- 22. Magma must __________ and ________________ to become Igneous Rock
A) Harden and Break
B) Warm and Melt
C) Cool as a cucumber
D) Cool and Crystalize
- 23. Sedimentary rock must go through ____________________ and ________________________ to be formed.
A) Cemented and smoothed
B) Compaction and Cementation
C) Smoothed and Sealed
D) Compacted and thrown away
- 24. A rock is a solid mass of __________________________ that occur naturally as a part of our planet.
A) minerals
B) fossils
C) supplements
D) vitamins
- 25. Once the rock reaches high temperatures and melts it turns back into ________________.
A) Igneous Rock
B) Sedimentary Rock
C) Magma
D) Metamorphic Rock
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